2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI maybe off in la la land here... and probably am..
But since the Donald has decided to run as a law and order candidate... I would not put it past his campaign.. and the Trumps and their people to try and start something to scare the dickens out of people.. but I do not think it will work.. because people expect the trumps to do something just like that..
FSogol
(45,486 posts)Sorry, but they are not that competent. They have to hope something happens and milk it for tv time.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Republicans have been manipulating us based on fear for decades- and it became particularly evident after 9/11. It's at the root of everything on that side of the aisle. Make people terrified- of crime, of the scary "other", of terrorist attacks, of lgbt people corrupting your kids. Mostly, fear of change.
Not saying they'll cause a specific event- they may not have to. Will they try and politicize everything and increase divisions and tensions as much as possible? Damn straight.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Todays_Illusion
(1,209 posts)national security fear mongering and violent crime becomes such a hot
topic every election year, and doubles down on the talk for Presidential election years.
If your side has repulsive and oppressive policies, the only tools for election are hate and fear.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)Honest. Plus, there is simply no need to start anything, since the crime rates in this country are more than high enough to justify a law and order stance.
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)They'll just point to the news and claim that it somehow validates their opinions. Kind of what Trump did with Orlando.