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AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:37 PM Aug 2022

Trump Supporters Gleefully Threaten Civil War After FBI Raid

Source: Daily Beast

On Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, fervent MAGA supporters are pleased with the idea of a civil war following the FBI’s search of the ex-president’s Florida residence. “Biden is trying to start a Civil War,” a Truth user whose bio states “Conservative Truth Shaman,” said. Likewise, a verified pro-Trump user wrote: “Is it just me or does it now feel like we’re one step closer to a Civil War?” But it didn’t end there. “Fuck a civil war, give them a REVOLUTION. We out number all of the 10 to 1,” one user said. Another supporter whose bio says he’s “ULTRA MAGA” added: “And this time we will be armed with more than just flags.” A Truth Social representative didn’t return The Daily Beast’s request for comment on Tuesday. Vice News further reported on Tuesday morning that “MAGA, QAnon, and far-right message boards and Telegram channels lit up Monday night with calls for a violent response to what some extremists see as a political attack directed by the Biden administration.” That said, it’s not only extreme MAGA users suggesting civil war, as former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka said Monday night that the FBI’s actions are a “declaration of war.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-supporters-gleefully-threaten-civil-war-after-fbi-raid



The MAGA base of the Party of "Law and Order" shoots itself in the foot.
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Trump Supporters Gleefully Threaten Civil War After FBI Raid (Original Post) AntiFascist Aug 2022 OP
The FBI thanks them for volunteering so much evidence C_U_L8R Aug 2022 #1
Not to make light of this threat but, "please proceed"...nt wcmagumba Aug 2022 #2
Lock them up. rockfordfile Aug 2022 #81
That will not be enough. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #107
Lobotomize Them. Kid Berwyn Aug 2022 #115
These assholes ALWAYS show their true colors!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2022 #3
Too musclecar6 Aug 2022 #4
Isn't this just more conspiracy? Jayzus these guys keep on giving. LakeArenal Aug 2022 #5
Who do they outnumber 10 to 1?? College graduates? People with dental insurance? Who exactly? dameatball Aug 2022 #6
It's "them". "They" have the numbers. LakeArenal Aug 2022 #10
They outnumber us ten to one where I live. These people get doc03 Aug 2022 #13
About 70/30 Repub here I think. But nationwide it goes the other way. dameatball Aug 2022 #17
There are more Democrats than 10 to 1 here doc03 Aug 2022 #22
I assume you used the slur against Democrats by accident LymphocyteLover Aug 2022 #32
I have no idea how you can call anything I said a slur against Democrats. Just saying Democrats doc03 Aug 2022 #39
He was referring to the typo in your post. Beartracks Aug 2022 #57
LOL I read it several times before I caught it. That's what I get for not using doc03 Aug 2022 #64
Lol - Totally sympathetic. Beartracks Aug 2022 #96
I have seen those signs RainyMesa Aug 2022 #87
The OP of 10 to 1.... can only count those with MAGA hats? TigressDem Aug 2022 #47
Exactly... democratsruletheday Aug 2022 #69
Yeah, wait til they get to civilization. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #65
Yes, it's nonsense. Certainly, small numbers of armed people can do a lot of damage, but these folks dameatball Aug 2022 #68
Keyboard Kommandos. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #84
Seriously, they are snivelling twits when faced with law enforecement SouthernDem4ever Aug 2022 #97
Agree. We have a couple here in my neighborhood onetexan Aug 2022 #102
I was just driving around a small city in a rural area... AntiFascist Aug 2022 #92
Yeah, interesting math PatSeg Aug 2022 #31
Well, come on. The Slobfather said himself that he HAD to have won the election catbyte Aug 2022 #61
Oh okay, I see PatSeg Aug 2022 #103
Exactly. catbyte Aug 2022 #104
They've been saying such things for awhile now. Kaleva Aug 2022 #7
Exactly. They said the same thing when President Biden won. n/t Claustrum Aug 2022 #12
They said it before and after Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #73
+1 Kaleva Aug 2022 #83
They really think that? yankee87 Aug 2022 #8
Get a map... Moostache Aug 2022 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Aug 2022 #89
It's human nature to assume that everyone thinks exactly like you do. soldierant Aug 2022 #77
Go for it, magaworld NQAS Aug 2022 #9
I just posted this on another thread, I think its very close to the actual truth. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #11
You're right liberalgunwilltravel Aug 2022 #16
.... MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #18
Horraah. liberalgunwilltravel Aug 2022 #38
Same here sarge43 Aug 2022 #70
This Navy vet agrees with you padfun Aug 2022 #27
Semper Fi Navy MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #30
Agreed. Lot of talk, little action Maeve Aug 2022 #28
I am not a veteran, but my father (WWII) and grandfather (WWI) were in Germany. They would have housecat Aug 2022 #33
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #34
IF they have AR15's with mega magazines, how many will die before they go down? TigressDem Aug 2022 #45
Oh, they'll do some damage and innocent civilians and law enforcement will die/be wounded, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #48
I don't know. Hope we aren't missing something. TigressDem Aug 2022 #51
All good points and we have to guard against such scenarios, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #53
I guess I just think that security for DEM leaders should be ramped up. TigressDem Aug 2022 #55
People are underestemating. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #109
I am a pragmatist. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. TigressDem Aug 2022 #117
Best attitude to have. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #118
Thanks. TigressDem Aug 2022 #119
What makes you think we don't have AR-15s? Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #75
+1 -K&R!! All hat no cattle, no courage. & if they had any braincells onetexan Aug 2022 #50
I agree 100% with this assessment and prediction. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #63
Good point, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #88
i think the # of magats sitting in various jails will be a factor. mopinko Aug 2022 #106
Bring it, losers liberalgunwilltravel Aug 2022 #14
An armed society is a deadly society. n/t Harker Aug 2022 #15
Civil War and violence is so much easier for them than critical thinking. chowder66 Aug 2022 #19
Domestic terrorists issuing fatwas calling for jihad? sop Aug 2022 #20
Pretty much TheRealNorth Aug 2022 #42
It's going to get worse as Trump's legal troubles Haggard Celine Aug 2022 #21
Falling for the bait. usonian Aug 2022 #23
They need to be given the boiling frog treatment... AntiFascist Aug 2022 #29
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #24
Agree.. I bet DeStupid is loving this.. Cha Aug 2022 #37
There is a pandemic of "Whataboutisim" today on R wing forums. Runningdawg Aug 2022 #25
Well, there's that.....plus the fact she didn't actually commit a crime deelee Aug 2022 #41
As Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego said so eloquently... SKKY Aug 2022 #26
FO Stupid Assholes. Cha Aug 2022 #35
Can't they just skip to the part where they gather around for the Flavor-Aid? Grokenstein Aug 2022 #36
Frightening similarities... Moostache Aug 2022 #54
Suicide by National Guard? no_hypocrisy Aug 2022 #40
NG, would only be used as a last resort.... The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #110
The MAGA base also shoots off its mouth . ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2022 #43
There is no puke leadership to pull on the reigns and pwb Aug 2022 #44
They are making terrorist threats against Americans IronLionZion Aug 2022 #46
Good! The gubment can take out a gaggle of these idiots all in one boom. mzmolly Aug 2022 #49
Have they noticed what US military weapons are Deminpenn Aug 2022 #56
Back in the 1860s, it was mostly complete states fighting the Civil War. keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #58
Yeah, and it was 2 very separate econonmies fighting each other Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #66
I hope the majority of law enforcement is going to follow the law, but WTFK? If they are Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #59
Ask any cop what happens to their pension after they "win" the revolution. Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #76
If this gets tribal ie. State, county, town, we could see vast differences and a real splintering Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #78
We saw on January 6th Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #80
I'm good with that! Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #85
Lock them up. All of them. F*cking traitors! Again, they do not represent the majority. FlyingPiggy Aug 2022 #60
You WILL lose, motherfuckers. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #62
They hope is to emulate the violent Nazi brown-shirts... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2022 #67
Here you go. Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #71
The website cited was Truth Social, Trump's alternative to Twitter... AntiFascist Aug 2022 #93
I also don't go to those Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #94
I've been avoiding Facebook also :) n/t AntiFascist Aug 2022 #95
OUT number us 10 to one? This is why these idiots failed math class YoshidaYui Aug 2022 #72
Another right-wing authoritarian trait. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2022 #74
A once had a co-worker that fits this description Jimbo S Aug 2022 #120
they... myohmy2 Aug 2022 #79
throw them out of the country. rockfordfile Aug 2022 #82
FAFO like Ashli Babbitt pecosbob Aug 2022 #86
I'm SKEERED! orangecrush Aug 2022 #90
Dipshits just don't get it. They're stupid enough to record their misdeeds, and cry at 6 month ... marble falls Aug 2022 #91
Trump did these idiots a huge disservice quaker bill Aug 2022 #98
I am concerned they have enough numbers, skill and psychopathy to prodigitalson Aug 2022 #99
Organization is a problem quaker bill Aug 2022 #113
How'd that work out last time? LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #100
Well, they can join their J6 friends in jail then. Works for me. FlyingPiggy Aug 2022 #101
Lawrence Odonnell: There is no uprising onetexan Aug 2022 #105
Don't underestimate them. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #108
Is it possible to underestimate these imbeciles? Mysterian Aug 2022 #111
It all starts with the foot soldiers called voters. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #112
Voting has nothing to do with a civil war Mysterian Aug 2022 #114
Here.... The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #116

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
5. Isn't this just more conspiracy? Jayzus these guys keep on giving.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:42 PM
Aug 2022

They must have really bought into the idea that Garland is doing nothing.

doc03

(35,348 posts)
13. They outnumber us ten to one where I live. These people get
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:52 PM
Aug 2022

pissed because they have non white people in adds on TV.

doc03

(35,348 posts)
22. There are more Democrats than 10 to 1 here
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:00 PM
Aug 2022

Last edited Tue Aug 9, 2022, 06:56 PM - Edit history (1)

but they just go through life without wearing caps and t shirts
to piss people off.

doc03

(35,348 posts)
39. I have no idea how you can call anything I said a slur against Democrats. Just saying Democrats
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:27 PM
Aug 2022

don't advertise who they voted for. I never saw a Democrat with Fuck Trump signs in their yard we
have more class than that.

Beartracks

(12,816 posts)
57. He was referring to the typo in your post.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 04:18 PM
Aug 2022

You typed: "There are more Demorats than 10 to 1 here."

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doc03

(35,348 posts)
64. LOL I read it several times before I caught it. That's what I get for not using
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:15 PM
Aug 2022

the spell checker.

RainyMesa

(3 posts)
87. I have seen those signs
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 06:55 PM
Aug 2022

On the road from Santa Fe to Taos, NM, there is a huge "Fuck Trump" sign in someone's yard.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
47. The OP of 10 to 1.... can only count those with MAGA hats?
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:37 PM
Aug 2022

So if DEMs vote, that's what actually counts.

NOT being hyped up about starting a CIVIL WAR and out there posting all day long.

69. Exactly...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:26 PM
Aug 2022

I couldn't care LESS about the 35% MAGA cult. Bunch of old, white, whiney turds....just like their idol. Except he's an old, orange, whiney turd.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
65. Yeah, wait til they get to civilization.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:18 PM
Aug 2022

They'll find out about that "10 - 1" shit.

Any Democrats who live in the country and are scared their neighbors are going to kill them, come on to the big cities. We've room for you, and these dipshits won't dare enter the cities.

We've definitely got the edge on intelligence too.

dameatball

(7,398 posts)
68. Yes, it's nonsense. Certainly, small numbers of armed people can do a lot of damage, but these folks
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:23 PM
Aug 2022

are trying to gin up courage at this point. It's serious stuff, but lets see how it plays out.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
84. Keyboard Kommandos.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 06:17 PM
Aug 2022

They're all brilliant military and governmental strategists on their keyboards. Out in the big, scary world - where things are real - it's a different story.

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
92. I was just driving around a small city in a rural area...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 07:42 PM
Aug 2022

I saw a total of 1 Trump flag in the bed of a large truck. Usually I've seen much more than that when we were threatening some country in the Middle East during TFG Admin!

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
31. Yeah, interesting math
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:14 PM
Aug 2022

They are delusional, though many of them are just looking for an excuse to use their guns.

catbyte

(34,403 posts)
61. Well, come on. The Slobfather said himself that he HAD to have won the election
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:09 PM
Aug 2022

because of his YUUUUUUUUUGE rallies as he bragged during that extortionist call to Georgia, So, that proves that many hundreds of millions more people love him than us evil Democrats who hate him.

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)
73. They said it before and after
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:31 PM
Aug 2022

the November 2020 election. All they could muster was January 6th. And this was with their leader on site saying he would be there with them.

yankee87

(2,173 posts)
8. They really think that?
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:43 PM
Aug 2022

Are these idiots that stupid? I guess I just answered my own question, yes, they are.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
52. Get a map...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:45 PM
Aug 2022

Then overlay the Confederacy and the Deepest Red MAGA states...
Then re-read Confederate opinion circa 1859-1860...

These people are descendants of traitors and have the same insane optimism of a quick victory.
They are pathetic, will be mowed down by the thousands if they are dumb enough to amass in formations and will be routed in a matter of months by loyal UNITED STATES SOLDIERS, who follow orders, uphold actual oaths sworn and defend the Constitution, which does not permit secession (an issue already resolved once before).

I find their lack of historical knowledge disturbing...first January 6th was "1776 all over again" and now they are ready to jump straight into a "second civil war" because the FBI executed a SIGNED JUDICIAL SEARCH ORDER? They throw fits when mixed race couples are on TV commercials, are represented in public by fools who sound like they are deluded and they threaten violence when they do not get their way?

At least the average "Johnny Reb" back in '61...that's 1861 had the excuse of not being able to get real information and fought for tradition and the system that oppressed the average soldier far more than the landed gentry. Today? These fools think that because liberals react to impolite and bad behavior with disgust that it is a sign of weakness.

Handle them all as all traitors deserve - arrest, trial, and hangings.

Response to Moostache (Reply #52)

soldierant

(6,890 posts)
77. It's human nature to assume that everyone thinks exactly like you do.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:47 PM
Aug 2022

And living in a red area - sure, the red hats may outnumber other headwear and no headwear ten to one.

But not nationally.

Sane people can reason beyond their own neighborhoods.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,399 posts)
11. I just posted this on another thread, I think its very close to the actual truth.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:48 PM
Aug 2022
This is my opinion only,

but of the 30% who are hard core MAGAt's, a very small portion will pick up weapons against the American people, IE: the Govt and fight, of that very small percentage, most will either be killed/wounded/arrested or crap their pants and run home to mama's basement and cower in fear once the shooting starts and rounds start coming their way.

Most are wanna be warriors who were raised on video games such as Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, etc, and think that's the real deal and have never experience actual combat, while those that actually have will be put down PDQ.

IOW, most Trump supporters are all hat and no cattle other than taking to the internet and expressing their faux outrage.


Again, this is only my opinion.
38. Horraah.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:24 PM
Aug 2022

I'm a non-combat Army vet who spent his entire tour at Walter Reed watching and dealing with the disastrous results of Vietnam. But I was still trained and I never untook my Oath. Thank you for your service, MARINE!

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
70. Same here
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:27 PM
Aug 2022

The real deal never brags nor boost. They silently wait in the tall grass. They have no illusions.

Yeah, there's a handful among them who are stone cold psychos and they are dangerous. However, the great majority of those drooling mouth breathers will fill their Walmart cami pants when the real deal makes an appearance.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,399 posts)
30. Semper Fi Navy
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:10 PM
Aug 2022

and thank you for your service.

Worked with the Navy Seabees several times in Vietnam and Desert Storm, a better bunch of Combat Engineers I will never find, and they're bat shit crazy. , even crazier than us Marines.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
28. Agreed. Lot of talk, little action
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:09 PM
Aug 2022

Like that stupid "people's convoy" they thought would gather millions.

And some just wouldn't be able to use a gun and a walker at the same time

housecat

(3,121 posts)
33. I am not a veteran, but my father (WWII) and grandfather (WWI) were in Germany. They would have
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:18 PM
Aug 2022

said something like "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" because they are all fools. The few with any military skills will probably shoot each other, civilians, farm animals, and pets on both sides. They have no leadership, no clue of what they think they are about to do, and obviously no plan. In my humble opinion, all they have are weapons that they may or may not know how to use, and they like to appear on television. Blind hubris will get you every time, because ya can't fix stupid. Personally I don't care if they all get "killed/ wounded/ arrested/ or crap in their pants" maybe all at the same time.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
45. IF they have AR15's with mega magazines, how many will die before they go down?
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:33 PM
Aug 2022

My son is an outlier and is all excited about having some rifle that can blow up a watermelon.

I don't know if I can ever get him out of their hooks. He says he's "conservative" financially and still supports gays (but doesn't want to see them parading around in front of his kids. His oldest son is gay and accepts this bs.)

He isn't racist because some of his best friends are black.

There is some sort of high in being given a weapon of mass destruction and set loose for some sort of "cause" that will give these people lots of consequences eventually.

But how many innocents will die before they are taken into custody and order restored?

I feel sick.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,399 posts)
48. Oh, they'll do some damage and innocent civilians and law enforcement will die/be wounded,
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:37 PM
Aug 2022

but the end result will be the same, it will fail because the traitors will not have the American population on their side, which is a must for any successful insugency/coup.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
51. I don't know. Hope we aren't missing something.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:45 PM
Aug 2022

They have gerrymandered districts to weight their votes, so what if they are going after our Democratic leaders and not the population in general?

What if this isn't a "CIVIL WAR" but a coordinated attack on the actual Democratic institutions like Jan 6th?

What if each rethuglican group does a coordinated attack and eliminates the leadership that stands against them and tRump walks up and does like DeSatan did, appoint whoever he thinks will do his bidding?

We keep thinking they are too stupid to pull anything off, and yet their deceit and willingness to go lower than ever before slap us in the face afterward.

I hope to GOD that I am wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,399 posts)
53. All good points and we have to guard against such scenarios,
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:49 PM
Aug 2022

but I'm sensing a seismic shift in our country and it isn't going the way the Trump traitors had hoped it would.

I hope to GOD you're wrong also, because if you're right, then prepare for all our civil war, but I just don't believe the traitors have the American people on their side.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
55. I guess I just think that security for DEM leaders should be ramped up.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 04:02 PM
Aug 2022

Because the numbers of creeps that support tRump DO outnumber the elected officials going to bat for us day to day by a good number. Possibly even 10 - 1.

IF they are buying the tRump logic that it is DEM leadership that is out to get him and in control of the witch hunt, then it makes sense.

Them leaving bombs at party headquarters.

Remember how few mass shooters there were before Limbaugh started them up?

The Grand Illuminist

(1,334 posts)
109. People are underestemating.
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:56 AM
Aug 2022

I think you better trust your bad feelings. Too much focus on the devil we know, but not the devil(s) we don't know.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
117. I am a pragmatist. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 07:05 PM
Aug 2022

My son is on the fringe of this all and he's trying to get me to "react" certain ways to some issues.

It's like being mansplained to and then I told him that and he got pissed.

NO you can't say that. You raised me better than that. I respect women. You need to apologize.

OK. Mansplaining in response to being told he was mansplaining.

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)
75. What makes you think we don't have AR-15s?
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:35 PM
Aug 2022

I live in California, have lived here since 1961. Everybody I know has one or more guns.

onetexan

(13,043 posts)
50. +1 -K&R!! All hat no cattle, no courage. & if they had any braincells
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:41 PM
Aug 2022

They would take note of the jan6ers who are locked up or have cases pending.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)
63. I agree 100% with this assessment and prediction.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:11 PM
Aug 2022

The ONE caveat I will make is that they could cause MAJOR damage if there is a coordinated attack on our voting places in Nov.
Just a few well placed snipers could really put a damper on turnout. (pure supposition).

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,399 posts)
88. Good point,
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 06:58 PM
Aug 2022

we need some Marine Scout Snipers to do overwatch on the polling places, they would dispatch any wanna be snipers toot sweet.

mopinko

(70,127 posts)
106. i think the # of magats sitting in various jails will be a factor.
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:27 AM
Aug 2022

w/o that, i think they'd do as much damage as they could.

14. Bring it, losers
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:52 PM
Aug 2022

If they try, they are going to be very surprised that they are vastly outnumbered. Further, by their little stunt originally holding up the vote to secure health care for veterans exposed to burn pit toxins they've pissed off a lot of veterans who if not before, certainly are now willing to giving them a lesson in combat infantry. Meal Team 6 is in for a real surprise.

Haggard Celine

(16,846 posts)
21. It's going to get worse as Trump's legal troubles
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:59 PM
Aug 2022

pile up and the charges against him are made. They will go ape shit if he gets arrested. I think that if Trump in any way encourages civil war or violence, he should be arrested or at least put under house arrest and forbidden electronic communications. That shit cannot be tolerated.

usonian

(9,815 posts)
23. Falling for the bait.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:02 PM
Aug 2022

My Bro sent me a link to the Ocean City DE Tuna Tournament.

Fish go for the bait.

So who's to confirm or deny:

1. DoD/CIA salted briefings with bogus information they knew would go straight to Putin, as evidenced in his massive intelligence failure in the invasion of Ukraine.

2. Jets fly into contested airspace (and certain people visit) just to see what Chinese radars and other electronic countermeasures (ECM) get fired up in response. (an record it -- for ECCM)

3. MAGATS get massively provoked (now, that ain't hard to do) to see (and record) which ones threaten mayhem.

Just be wary of the silent ones. They're harder to nail, though the latest haul might be the BIGGIE that sinks their battleshit.

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
29. They need to be given the boiling frog treatment...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:10 PM
Aug 2022

after every step Trump gets closer to conviction for his (alleged) crimes, the FBI needs to be closely monitoring these fools.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
37. Agree.. I bet DeStupid is loving this..
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:21 PM
Aug 2022

Focus!
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

Runningdawg

(4,520 posts)
25. There is a pandemic of "Whataboutisim" today on R wing forums.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:05 PM
Aug 2022

But when you corner them on why Trump never bothered to investigate any of the people they want locked up - crickets.
Even if he had the power he would never use it. If the coyote were to catch the roadrunner the game would be over. He needs HC to keep the cash flowing from the rubes.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
43. The MAGA base also shoots off its mouth .
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:32 PM
Aug 2022

Such actions by them will be dealt with according to the law. The law will be brutal and swift.

pwb

(11,276 posts)
44. There is no puke leadership to pull on the reigns and
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:32 PM
Aug 2022

stop this Con man. I will be with the Colonies in the War. Maybe form up with Canada after. The West coast will be fine and the middle will have what they think they want, like Abortion.

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
46. They are making terrorist threats against Americans
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 03:34 PM
Aug 2022

So they should be investigated and prosecuted as if they were any other terrorist threatening violence against Americans. These people are dangerous.

Their postings online should be used as evidence.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
58. Back in the 1860s, it was mostly complete states fighting the Civil War.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 04:23 PM
Aug 2022

Back in the 1860s, it was mostly complete states fighting the Civil War.

Unless you have complete states, you are just individual terrorists.

Farmer-Rick

(10,185 posts)
66. Yeah, and it was 2 very separate econonmies fighting each other
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:19 PM
Aug 2022

The South had a lot of wealth from slave labor and cotton.

The North had a lot of wealth from factory production.

Separating the 2 was easier than today when we have corporations that make wealth all over the US, not just in one localized area.

Also, Federal taxes pay for a lot of stuff in the red states from tourist attractions to education to health care to hospitals to police etc....federal income taxes never went to the southern states before the civil war.

The poorer southern GOP states get a lot of tax support from the North. They will be cutting their own throats if they start a civil war.

But what happened in January at the capitol, was more like Chile and Pinochet then a civil war. We even had a Nixon supporting the attackers in Putin.

Evolve Dammit

(16,743 posts)
59. I hope the majority of law enforcement is going to follow the law, but WTFK? If they are
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 04:53 PM
Aug 2022

going to go full-throat violence, there will be accountability one way or the other.

Evolve Dammit

(16,743 posts)
78. If this gets tribal ie. State, county, town, we could see vast differences and a real splintering
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:47 PM
Aug 2022

in other words, some areas might reward successionists/ terrorists and others not. Hopefully most will hold those committing acts of aggression/violence accountable. But WTFK?

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)
80. We saw on January 6th
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:55 PM
Aug 2022

they are not organized or inetelligent enough to form anything resempling a tribe. They didn't even do well at mob level.

FlyingPiggy

(3,384 posts)
60. Lock them up. All of them. F*cking traitors! Again, they do not represent the majority.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 04:55 PM
Aug 2022

They are just a loud small minority. I hope they get rounded up and indicted just like their J6 cohorts. Break the law. Do the time.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
67. They hope is to emulate the violent Nazi brown-shirts...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:23 PM
Aug 2022

... who indeed eventually seized control of their government by making it illegal to criticize them or their idolized leader... whether they realize the comparison or not.

Another comparison would be Puritans in colonial America, punishing anyone who defied their social norms.

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
93. The website cited was Truth Social, Trump's alternative to Twitter...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 07:53 PM
Aug 2022

I would never even go there, and we all saw what happened to Musk when he attempted to make Twitter more Trump friendly.

YoshidaYui

(41,832 posts)
72. OUT number us 10 to one? This is why these idiots failed math class
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:28 PM
Aug 2022

AND WERE ASLEEP during HISTORY AND CIVICS CLASS.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
74. Another right-wing authoritarian trait.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:35 PM
Aug 2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarian_personality

Authoritarians also are often unaware of just how different they are from most people. They tend to believe they are very average. Altemeyer has found that authoritarians in America underestimate how prejudiced and conformist they are compared to the majority of Americans. Altemeyer has also observed that when he lectures about the psychology of right-wing authoritarians to his students, the RWA students in his class fail to recognize themselves in his description. Altemeyer believes the tendency of authoritarians to avoid anyone who isn't like them reinforces their belief that they are normal. They have relatively little contact with normal people.

myohmy2

(3,163 posts)
79. they...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 05:51 PM
Aug 2022

...haven't had enough 'insurrecting' now the want some 'civil-waring'?

...some people are never satisfied...

...

marble falls

(57,106 posts)
91. Dipshits just don't get it. They're stupid enough to record their misdeeds, and cry at 6 month ...
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 07:10 PM
Aug 2022

... sentences. Civil war my butt.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
98. Trump did these idiots a huge disservice
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:56 PM
Aug 2022

They think they accomplished something on 1/6. In essence they had limited success on 1/6 because Trump turned off the defense. He actually started far earlier and defense against the RWNJs was fully off by the BLM protests on the summer of 2020. This is how Rittenhouse walked into a rally and started shooting protestors and then just walked away fully armed.

Biden has turned the defenses back on nearly 2 years ago.

Note that we have a government that can take out the head of al-Queda sitting on his balcony in Kabul with very little damage to the building from a drone likely piloted in South Dakota. The notion that these bubbas with their pop guns stand any real chance of starting or sustaining a 'civil war' is flatly absurd. Because Trump gave them the illusion of actual competence, some might indeed try, it will not last long and will end badly and stunningly fast for those who do.

prodigitalson

(2,425 posts)
99. I am concerned they have enough numbers, skill and psychopathy to
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 10:15 PM
Aug 2022

pull off a sustained campaign of bombings and shootings and that the 'civil war' will be akin to The Troubles in N. Ireland. That went on from the 70s through the 90s and killed a lot of people.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
113. Organization is a problem
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 04:30 PM
Aug 2022

A small number of people when dedicated and prepared to die for the cause, can wreak a lot of havoc in an open society.

The troubles were organized old school style, and government had nowhere near the intelligence tools it has now. These modern rebels carry gps enabled phones and communicate by phones or the internet. If they go true insurgent and radio silent, they might survive for a while.

Coordination of effort without detection and intervention will be very tough. Now, we already have lone wolves and racists shooting up public schools, night clubs, and grocery stores, so the shift to a ' new cause' might be subtle.

FlyingPiggy

(3,384 posts)
101. Well, they can join their J6 friends in jail then. Works for me.
Tue Aug 9, 2022, 11:36 PM
Aug 2022

Their days of outrageous protection from outrageous activities bc they are white are slowly coming to an end. Justice and the rule of law will prevail.

onetexan

(13,043 posts)
105. Lawrence Odonnell: There is no uprising
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 07:12 AM
Aug 2022
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-there-is-no-uprising-for-trump-after-fbi-search-145844293680

Cowardly dumbasses posting alot of crap online but their butts stayed put in their homes. All hat no cattle.
Added: MSM need to stop their obsession of these few handfuls of idiots. The crazies may be paying attention to the arrests made from Jan6 participants.
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