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[safe sex 11760]

Nah, he's just foolin'. You can't take Donald seriously!

[Brisketexan 105337]

35 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

Equating Trump with Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini in a rational and sane society should be a joke. But I get the sense that you are serious.

Bolded because the qualifier is the killer here.  We do not have a rational and sane society.  We have a society where one party is all-in on authoritarianism.  That....is fucked.

24 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

In what universe does doing the above equate to holocausting 6mm Jews? Gulaging and killing 9mm people? 

Excellent question.  Also, really stupid question.  Let me ask it another way:

"In what world does lighting a match equate to burning down a house?"  By your standard, we should exhibit zero alarm when someone thoroughly douses a house in gasoline, says "I'm going to burn this motherfucker down," and then stands at the front door and strikes a match.  PARTICULARLY when we have clear and spot-on historical antecedents to look to.

22 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

You do realize there was a before, right?

This.

21 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Was the Beer Hall Puscht not a coup in your mind, becuase no standing army was activated?

How about people see the obvious warning signs, and are upset to try and prevent things here from getting to the point where someone has the power to start killing swaths of people? Deporitng people en mass, pulling out of NATO, etc. All thigns that he has said he intends to do. 

And this.

17 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

So either you are comparing DJT to Hitler and Stalin BEFORE they were effectively Hitler and Stalin as history knows them--and certainly as message boards and Godwin's Law know them OR you are definitively stating and extrapolating that Trump is going to genocide millions of people should he gain power (again).

Either way, it actually hurts the argument and position against DJT (IMO) when the rhetoric is so divorced from reality. 

To the bolded, yes, yes, 1000X YES!  That's EXACTLY what we are doing.  We are -- to continue the metaphor above -- comparing the dude with a lit match in front of the house he just soaked with gasoline and said he's gonna burn down with other arsonists, because HE IS DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT ARSONISTS DO RIGHT UP TO THE POINT THEY LIGHT THE HOUSE ON FIRE.

As just a snapshot, here's a short-form discussion of the rhetoric he employs:

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So, since the fascists, authoritarians always want to do two things — they want to change the way that people see violence, making it into something necessary and patriotic and even morally righteous, and they want to change the way people see their targets.

And so they use dehumanizing language. And former President Trump is doing both. He's been using his rallies since 2015 to shift the idea of violence into something positive. And now he's starting to use dehumanizing rhetoric, all these groups who live like vermin. And this is what the original fascists did. Hitler started talking about Jews as parasites in 1920.

So by the time he got in 1933, Germans had been exposed to this dehumanizing rhetoric for 13 years. And Mussolini literally talked about rats. After he had become dictator in 1927, he said, we need to kill rats who are bringing infectious diseases and Bolshevism from the east.

And so this matches up with Trump talking about immigrants bringing disease and other such things. So this is very dangerous rhetoric with a very precise fascist history.

13 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Hitler didn't start with the idea of killing 6 million Jews.  He started out demonizing them and shouting how they were poisoning German/Aryan blood and then decided he'd drive them all out of Germany.  Then when things started going poorly for the Nazis, he switch to genocide.  History might not repeat itself but it definitely rhymes.  JFC you're one obtuse individual. 

Yep.  See above.  

10 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Have you actually ever read how Hitler came to power?  He didn't just roll up in a tank one day.

Bottom line, ask yourself this simple question, honestly:

What did fascist authoritarian leaders do, and sound like, in their run-up to taking absolute power and imposing their horrific regimes on the world?

And you know what the answer to that question is, or you would if you ever picked up a motherfucking book.

They look, and sound, almost exactly like Donald Trump.

 

So, to get back to your original oh-so-concerned point....you are goddamned right I wish that he would die, right now, this very second.  Because he is an existential threat to the Republic, and by virtue of that every American and indeed every human on earth.  He has no governing or guiding principles other than "show fealty to me," so nobody, regardless of ideology or anything else, is safe.  He wants to be an absolute ruler with absolute power accountable to nobody and without any limits....because he has TOLD US THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE FUCKING WANTS.  And he will demonize, and inflict punishment and pain, on whoever it takes to accomplish those things.

Don't blame us because we have enough IQ points and literacy to say "oh fuck, we've seen shit almost exactly like this before, and y'all....you aren't gonna like where it takes us" and you clearly do not.  Pick up a fucking book.  Or hell, do this -- take a visit here, the German History Museum in Berlin:

It has a fantastic, plain-spoken and unvarnished sequence of exhibits showing EXACTLY how the nazis came to power (with genuine popular support), how they consolidated and made that power absolute, and how they then executed on the threats and promises they made on the rise to power.  My family of four walked that exhibit a few years ago, finishing at separate times.  As we all ended up outside together, each of us voiced some version of 'holy shit that was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen because it's happening right fucking now."  And mind you, that exhibit wasn't put together with an agenda of "look at this, it's just like Trump."  It pre-dates him, significantly.  It just tells a story about how fascist regimes that kill millions and destroy nations come to power....and it's a story playing out right here in the US, damned near to the letter.

Go there.  

[jw4381 3095]

14 hours ago, Satchel said:

Balsonaro is running, trying to escape capture by Brazilian authorities. Sought refuge in the Hungarian embassy. They’re after ass. Now, let’s do Trump:

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So this dickwad is on the run and we’ve got the orange goo turd freely roaming the streets. Sounds about right. 

[Bullneck 19206]

 

 

[jimmyjazz 46131]

38 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

Alright, I'm out 

. . . and there it is.  Classic "couldn't be bothered" trollish behavior.  Fuck you, pussy.

[Bullneck 19206]

56 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

Alright, I'm out and at the end of the day I don't care if you guys have your thread to fantasize and fervantly wish for a politicians death, I just didn't think it very healthy. I regret inserting myself into the bloodlust orgy and will see myself out.

Good.  Don't come back.  Your virtue signaling is weak and easy to see through.  I don't have to be nice or civilized when the situation calls for survival.

I only wish for someone's death when they pose a threat to me or my family or our democracy.  Trump falls into that category. 

As for your bloodlust orgy comment, if Trump were convicted of treason and scheduled to be executed and they sold lottery tickets for the rights to throw the switch, I'd buy a few.

Edited March 26 by Bullneck

[Longhorn_Fan68 33899]

why the fuck are y'all engaging that asshole? you're giving him everything he wants. neg/ignore and move on. 

[tbone_ 14162]

I don’t want him to die because he can’t be beaten any other way. I want him to be beaten the old fashioned way. Losing by another 6 million votes in November is a good place to start. Then he can die a lonely old broke loser as God intended.

[Brisketexan 105337]

Just now, tbone_ said:

I don’t want him to die because he can’t be beaten any other way. I want him to be beaten the old fashioned way. Losing by another 6 million votes in November is a good place to start. Then he can die a lonely old broke loser as God intended.

I'll take the W any way we can get it.  Fucking civilization is literally at stake.

[locodos 5393]

1 hour ago, BeardIP said:

This thread has turned perverse and macbre with all the legitimate death wish talk. The fact that politicians rile people up in our society today so much, as a political laymen, that is scarier than any politician, policy or political outcome IMO.

Could you guys imagine if there was a thread about how people wish every day that Kamala Harris wakes up dead, choked on a KFC chicken wing, and that they are legitimately just wishing her death? You people would be outraged.

You the type that thinks thoughts and prayers are effective, aren't you?   Well bless your heart.

 

[Dutchrudder 11151]

All he's trying to say is that comparing him to Hitler is wrong and inflammatory at this point. You have to wait until he starts arresting political opponents for specious reasons, withdraws from NATO, suspends habeas corpus, rips up the Constitution and starts loading up the first trains before you can make that comparison. At that point he will happily agree with you and approve of your rhetoric as he waves at you from the platform and yells, "Well now isn't THIS awkward!"

[Keef 779]

1 hour ago, BeardIP said:

Equating Trump with Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini in a rational and sane society should be a joke. But I get the sense that you are serious.

Yeah, he's nowhere near as competent a dictator as the other three.  

[GenXer 3025]

24 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

.  Or hell, do this -- take a visit here, the German History Museum in Berlin:

 

This is the most powerful and terrifying museum I’ve been to. I went there in Aug 2016 in the lead up to the 2016 election. Everyone should visit Berlin. It has reminders of the results of authoritarianism all over the place.

[Pato del Muerto 52600]

2 hours ago, gernblansten said:

I always get pissed when those 12 lawyers sitting in the jury box don't hold people accountable. 

Which juries have had the opportunity to convict him, and then not done so?

[The Dog 44140]

Gag order in the Bragg case after Trump attacked the judge's family:

 

[Rimbo 26111]

45 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

So, to get back to your original oh-so-concerned point....you are goddamned right I wish that he would die, right now, this very second. 

My answer to that is: Be careful what you wish for. If he were to fall, he would become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

The Romans thought they could kill off a cult by killing Jesus... You may snicker, but Trump has replaced Jesus in churches throughout the country as their true Messiah, even if they won't say that quiet part out loud quite yet.

You won't kill the cult off simply by him dying.

Heck, look how many years it took for Elvis sightings to wane. Elvis was being spotted and worshiped for a good 10-15 years after his death. Wouldn't have happened if he'd just been an old, fat druggie for the next ten years instead. THEN you'd have had people talking about how much he sucked, although he had been pretty good once.

Y'all really don't want Trump to die. Y'all want him to lose.

Lose, lose, and keep losing more and more, until his name has become as synonymous with losing as Rimbo has become with Greg Davis Defenders. He won't have a cult, because nobody wants to join the Cult of Loser.

Jail won't end him. Death won't end him. Losing will. Losing court cases. Losing his marbles. Losing the election. Dragging the GOP down with him.

Edited March 26 by Rimbo

['stache 21866]

1 hour ago, BeardIP said:

Alright, I'm out and at the end of the day I don't care if you guys have your thread to fantasize and fervantly wish for a politicians death, I just didn't think it very healthy. I regret inserting myself into the bloodlust orgy and will see myself out.

Good point, don’t want to get involved with all these leftists and their bloodlust orgy. So fucking noble.

 

[Bullneck 19206]

I'm sure Snoop is 100% on board with Trump using his music.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112163048210646761

 

[Longhorn94 2458]

1 hour ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

trump has said he will suspend the Constitution, round up, encamp, and deport minorities, and that he wants Americans to obey him like the Norks do Un.  The motherfucker has TOLD us he wants to be a dictator.  He hasn't racked up their body count but if he gets power again, it'll only be a matter of time.  It's scary Americans don't see the danger this cunt poses to our Republic.  

So as far as trump goes, Dope sang it best:

Just go
Die motherfucker die motherfucker die
Die motherfucker die motherfucker die
Die motherfucker die motherfucker die
Die motherfucker die motherfucker die

 

 

he hasn't racked up a body count? you don't count the millions of COVID deaths that happened because he was more concerned about his re-election chances than a global pandemic?

[Brisketexan 105337]

16 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

My answer to that is: Be careful what you wish for. If he were to fall, he would become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

The Romans thought they could kill off a cult by killing Jesus... You may snicker, but Trump has replaced Jesus in churches throughout the country as their true Messiah, even if they won't say that quiet part out loud quite yet.

You won't kill the cult off simply by him dying.

Heck, look how many years it took for Elvis sightings to wane. Elvis was being spotted and worshiped for a good 10-15 years after his death. Wouldn't have happened if he'd just been an old, fat druggie for the next ten years instead. THEN you'd have had people talking about how much he sucked, although he had been pretty good once.

Y'all really don't want Trump to die. Y'all want him to lose.

Lose, lose, and keep losing more and more, until his name has become as synonymous with losing as Rimbo has become with Greg Davis Defenders. He won't have a cult, because nobody wants to join the Cult of Loser.

Jail won't end him. Death won't end him. Losing will. Losing court cases. Losing his marbles. Losing the election. Dragging the GOP down with him.

I want him to lose, THEN die.  I mean, if we're wishcasting.

But the stakes are too fucking high for me to hold out for the BEST case scenario.  I'll take any W I can get at this point.  We have danced too close to the flame for way too long, the irrevocable and irreparable explosion could happen at any time.  I'm sick of that fucking risk.

[Brisketexan 105337]

1 minute ago, Longhorn94 said:

he hasn't racked up a body count? you don't count the millions of COVID deaths that happened because he was more concerned about his re-election chances than a global pandemic?

No, you dummy....Bill Gates and Fauci killed all those people, because they created COVID on purpose to convince everyone to take the jab that will eventually kill everyone who got it so we can do the great reset with nothing but liberal voters (although nobody has explained to me how a vaccine that most Biden voters took....but a lot of Trumptards didn't....is a viable part of a scheme to eliminate conservatives and replace them with liberals), but anyway, GREAT RESET!  DO THE RESEARCH, LIBTARD!

This is literally what they think, or something damned close to it.  We cannot reason with these people or their leaders.  Reason only makes them mad.

[DigglerontheHoof 21246]

4 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

he hasn't racked up a body count? you don't count the millions of COVID deaths that happened because he was more concerned about his re-election chances than a global pandemic?

I said he hadn't racked up their body count, yet.

[Rimbo 26111]

19 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I want him to lose, THEN die.  I mean, if we're wishcasting.

But the stakes are too fucking high for me to hold out for the BEST case scenario.  I'll take any W I can get at this point.  We have danced too close to the flame for way too long, the irrevocable and irreparable explosion could happen at any time.  I'm sick of that fucking risk.

Yes, but if he dies without losing, all it takes is one person to take over for him. And THAT person will actually be smart and know what he's doing. Which would be far worse than what is happening now.

I feel your pain, man, but he has to lose and live to lose again and again to end the threat.

Yeah it sucks and we all want it to be over now, but the long, slow, drawn-out way is the only way it will work.

[Brisketexan 105337]

9 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Yes, but if he dies without losing, all it takes is one person to take over for him. And THAT person will actually be smart and know what he's doing. Which would be far worse than what is happening now.

I feel your pain, man, but he has to lose and live to lose again and again to end the threat.

Yeah it sucks and we all want it to be over now, but the long, slow, drawn-out way is the only way it will work.

The bolded is where the two things cannot happen: there is nobody capable of carrying the Trump banner and gathering the level of support DJT has.  We have watched person after person -- relatively capable politicians, at least in terms of the MAGAsphere -- try to do so.  None of them can even come close to being "Trump, with all the Trump fanatical/cultish support, but competent."

Trump has an incredible gift.  He is a genuine savant, I've never seen anything like it.  He is the greatest Idiot Whisperer of the post-WWII era, maybe of the past 100+ years.  Nobody else can come close.  Not Ron DeSantis, not MTG, not DJT jr, Eric, or Ivanka, or Huckabeef.  Nobody.  The BEST "replacement" will still lose millions upon millions of supporters, who without their god to actually see at rallies and speaking and such, will simply crawl back under the rocks whence they came.

While we certainly have much to fear from malevolent billionaires and their wholly owned simps in the GQP (looking at you, Clarence Thomas), it's not the existential threat that DJT, and only DJT, is.  We can "undo" much of the damage being done by the other variety (it still will be painful and bloody, mind you - we're too far down that road for it not to be), but that's a different level of shit.

DJT is an extinction-level threat to the Republic.  Nobody else is.

[Rimbo 26111]

12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

None of them can even come close to being "Trump, with all the Trump fanatical/cultish support, but competent."

That's because he's not dead yet. It wasn't until after Jesus' death that Paul showed up, and then converted that small section into the major religion it eventually became. And he came from as far outside the cult as one could come.

The person who takes over, if Trump dies too soon, will be like that. He won't be one of the crazy followers you see right now. He'll be someone who looks like he's against Trump right now, but crafty as he is, will see the opportunity and make things happen.

And like MAGAs do with Reagan now, he just has to invoke the name to get everyone in line... and then grow it.

That's the guy I'm most afraid of right now. The guy you haven't heard of yet.

Edited March 26 by Rimbo

[Anastasis 23485]

6 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

A quality Austin FC goal....that footage is so old I'm surprised it wasn't transferred from celluloid. 

You've seen the record before after we traded the heart and soul of the team right?

[SydneyCarton 48172]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Gag order in the Bragg case after Trump attacked the judge's family:

 

Oh yeah? They're restricting his ability are they? I think he's confusing Restrict with Threatening Consequences. Because unless they're cutting off his hands and sewing his mouth shut, they're not actually restricting shit. And the next consequences I see will be the first. 

1 hour ago, Rimbo said:

My answer to that is: Be careful what you wish for. If he were to fall, he would become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

The Romans thought they could kill off a cult by killing Jesus... You may snicker, but Trump has replaced Jesus in churches throughout the country as their true Messiah, even if they won't say that quiet part out loud quite yet.

You won't kill the cult off simply by him dying.

Heck, look how many years it took for Elvis sightings to wane. Elvis was being spotted and worshiped for a good 10-15 years after his death. Wouldn't have happened if he'd just been an old, fat druggie for the next ten years instead. THEN you'd have had people talking about how much he sucked, although he had been pretty good once.

Y'all really don't want Trump to die. Y'all want him to lose.

Lose, lose, and keep losing more and more, until his name has become as synonymous with losing as Rimbo has become with Greg Davis Defenders. He won't have a cult, because nobody wants to join the Cult of Loser.

Jail won't end him. Death won't end him. Losing will. Losing court cases. Losing his marbles. Losing the election. Dragging the GOP down with him.

Counterpoint, his people won't believe he lost fairly and will still support him and eventually lead to violence. 

[dcbc 14509]

3 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

That's because he's not dead yet. It wasn't until after Jesus' death that Paul showed up, and then converted that small section into the major religion it eventually became. And he came from as far outside the cult as one could come.

The person who takes over, if Trump dies too soon, will be like that. He won't be one of the crazy followers you see right now. He'll be someone who looks like he's against Trump right now, but crafty as he is, will see the opportunity and make things happen.

And like MAGAs do with Reagan now, he just has to invoke the name to get everyone in line... and then grow it.

That's the guy I'm most afraid of right now. The guy you haven't heard of yet.

I think, like Brisket notes, the brand dies with him.  And he wouldn't want it any other way.

Edited March 26 by dcbc

[Rimbo 26111]

Just now, SydneyCarton said:

Counterpoint, his people won't believe he lost fairly and will still support him and eventually lead to violence. 

I mean, they already tried that once, and the fact that most of them ended up in jail has really calmed down groups since.

Now we just have to do it again. And again. And again.

[Rimbo 26111]

Just now, dcbc said:

I think, like Brisket says, the brand dies with him.  And he wouldn't want it any other way.

Of course HE wouldn't want it that way, it wouldn't benefit him at that point!

But it's not about what Trump wants. It's about what that crafty guy wants. Another puppet for Putin to use. And he can keep that brand going. Butter up Trump's kids with sweet words. Tell everyone that he's there to carry things on In Trump's Name.

 

[Brisketexan 105337]

Just now, Rimbo said:

That's because he's not dead yet. It wasn't until after Jesus' death that Paul showed up, and then converted that small section into the major religion it eventually became. And he came from as far outside the cult as one could come.

The person who takes over, if Trump dies too soon, will be like that. He won't be one of the crazy followers you see right now. He'll be someone who looks like he's against Trump right now, but crafty as he is, will see the opportunity and make things happen.

And like MAGAs do with Reagan now, he just has to invoke the name to get everyone in line... and then grow it.

That's the guy I'm most afraid of right now. The guy you haven't heard of yet.

Fair.  Yet.....that's a risk I'm willing to take, if DJT can choke on a chicken bone right now, as we speak.

Just now, Anastasis said:

You've seen the record before after we traded the heart and soul of the team right?

SIGH.  If people want RODO to be the magician who turns the franchise into something great, it's hard reconciling that with literally his first move, one of the dumbest personnel decisions I've ever seen in a half century of following sports.

The current team doesn't have a single win in them.  Seriously, I think that the odds are that this team goes to the All-Star break without a W.  The only possible bright side is that if they are THAT bad, we might actually ditch Wolff mid-season (he's a bigger problem than people think - we had players decline on the option of signing with us because they don't want to play for him).

Trump dying and Wolff being fired on the same day would be.....

[wildcat09 29388]

41 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Yes, but if he dies without losing, all it takes is one person to take over for him. And THAT person will actually be smart and know what he's doing. Which would be far worse than what is happening now.

I feel your pain, man, but he has to lose and live to lose again and again to end the threat.

Yeah it sucks and we all want it to be over now, but the long, slow, drawn-out way is the only way it will work.

He already fucking lost. What makes you think a second loss will change anything?

[dcbc 14509]

7 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Of course HE wouldn't want it that way, it wouldn't benefit him at that point!

But it's not about what Trump wants. It's about what that crafty guy wants. Another puppet for Putin to use. And he can keep that brand going. Butter up Trump's kids with sweet words. Tell everyone that he's there to carry things on In Trump's Name.

 

 

Trump was the perfect storm.  And enough republicans will act like they were against him all along when the next guy tries to invoke his name.  It won't get the idiots excited like Trump somehow did.  The party types and usual voters still will vote lock-step along party lines, but the fringe types that Trump brought out of the shadows aren't, if I"m right (and I hope I am) going to show up for the next guy, even if his last name happens to be Trump.

[SydneyCarton 48172]

3 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

He already fucking lost. What makes you think a second loss will change anything?

I assume the operating theory is he won't live to run for a third time, and he will be forced to face his many trials without immunity and will go down. 

[chainsaw 9873]

17 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

He already fucking lost. What makes you think a second loss will change anything?

I am more concerned with the movement than I am with him, but I will also agree that there's something uniquely terrible about him that few other politicians can replicate.

[Rimbo 26111]

12 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

He already fucking lost. What makes you think a second loss will change anything?

Well, for one thing, if he DOESN'T lose, we're all fucked.

But with each loss, things get worse for them, more people fall away. Y'all seem to have this notion that his current supporters will NEVER change their support, that they're so far off the deep end they'll never make their way out. But with each loss, someone else decides, "Ok that's just too much for me."

[Brisketexan 105337]

Just now, Rimbo said:

Well, for one thing, if he DOESN'T lose, we're all fucked.

This is why I root for an early death.  It's not the optimum option, but it's the safe one.  I'll take the double instead of trying to leg it out into a triple.

[chainsaw 9873]

2 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Well, for one thing, if he DOESN'T lose, we're all fucked.

But with each loss, things get worse for them, more people fall away. Y'all seem to have this notion that his current supporters will NEVER change their support, that they're so far off the deep end they'll never make their way out. But with each loss, someone else decides, "Ok that's just too much for me."

Yeah this is how I feel too. I also think a lot of his base died of COVID and/or old age.

[HendersonHorns 85]

6 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Even that won't matter.  Nothing will help us except his death.  Which I legitimately pray for every single day.  No death in human history will be as impactful as his.

You pray for him to die…..  every day?  Like…..  you take time talking to God and ask him to kill someone?

 

[Chewbacca 7785]

1 hour ago, Rimbo said:

Yes, but if he dies without losing, all it takes is one person to take over for him. And THAT person will actually be smart and know what he's doing. Which would be far worse than what is happening now.

I feel your pain, man, but he has to lose and live to lose again and again to end the threat.

Yeah it sucks and we all want it to be over now, but the long, slow, drawn-out way is the only way it will work.

He's the Pied Piper for morons.  Many have tried to assume his mantle (Ted Cruz, Desantis, etc) and they have failed.  The morons won't follow just anyone.

[Chewbacca 7785]

52 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

That's because he's not dead yet. It wasn't until after Jesus' death that Paul showed up, and then converted that small section into the major religion it eventually became. And he came from as far outside the cult as one could come.

The person who takes over, if Trump dies too soon, will be like that. He won't be one of the crazy followers you see right now. He'll be someone who looks like he's against Trump right now, but crafty as he is, will see the opportunity and make things happen.

And like MAGAs do with Reagan now, he just has to invoke the name to get everyone in line... and then grow it.

That's the guy I'm most afraid of right now. The guy you haven't heard of yet.

Fair point, but we need to deal with the existential threat before we worry about the unknown threat.

[Brisketexan 105337]

Just now, HendersonHorns said:

You pray for him to die…..  every day?  Like…..  you take time talking to God and ask him to kill someone?

 

Sure.  I mean, isn't that how it works?  Direct request, God does what you ask?  

 

Of course, I use "pray" in the vernacular.  I just hope very, very, very much, that I get a news alert on my phone that "Donald Trump has choked to death on a hamberder" or something like that.  And yes, I actually hope for that, like the thought actually crosses my mind.

Read literally any account of the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany.  Then read what Trump ACTUALLY says and ACTUALLY proposes.  It's the same.  motherfucking.  playbook.  Anyone who doesn't want an asshole like that to disappear from the earth altogether isn't paying attention and/or doesn't actually care about humanity.  Trump is one of the worst figures in modern history.  He's a fucking sick fascist fuck.  And the sooner he dies, the better this planet will be.   Just like Il Duce and Hitler, who improved the planet by their expiration.

[David Dennison 18946]

 

[Born to Run 6569]

Why, indeed it was. The Brits tossed it aside around the time anything associated with the US, (read Reagan,) was considered ill-bred, oafish, and uncultured.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word)#:~:text=The term was in use,erroneously seen as an Americanism.

That's an excellent job of bringing a Surly tangent back around to the topic at hand. Trump has all those traits in spades and really has distilled the GOP brand down to its purest form.

[Born to Run 6569]

I would have gladly taken the shelters!  My schools' soccer team sucked, but we had an italian coach and an English Headmaster.  Every game was a beating both on and off the fieldpitch.

They don't do shit but make me laugh. Cold rain and wind right in your face with zero protection. Zero fans behind for them to halt thrown beverages. Just good old Lakeway cheese.

Our coach in High School had a Soccer For Dummies book in his office; dumb enough to not hide it, even dumber when he tried to coach us in game. "No we aren't subbing right now sir."
We hated that dumbass.

[Hookah Horns 3083]

16 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Sure.  I mean, isn't that how it works?  Direct request, God does what you ask?  

 

Of course, I use "pray" in the vernacular.  I just hope very, very, very much, that I get a news alert on my phone that "Donald Trump has choked to death on a hamberder" or something like that.  And yes, I actually hope for that, like the thought actually crosses my mind.

Read literally any account of the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany.  Then read what Trump ACTUALLY says and ACTUALLY proposes.  It's the same.  motherfucking.  playbook.  Anyone who doesn't want an asshole like that to disappear from the earth altogether isn't paying attention and/or doesn't actually care about humanity.  Trump is one of the worst figures in modern history.  He's a fucking sick fascist fuck.  And the sooner he dies, the better this planet will be.   Just like Il Duce and Hitler, who improved the planet by their expiration.

I'm praying for it and I don't even believe in God. Pulling out all the stops. Of course, if there really were a just and loving God, we wouldn't be having this problem. 

[mchookem 16386]

2 hours ago, locodos said:

You the type that thinks thoughts and prayers are effective, aren't you?   Well bless your heart.

 

...and he wants his kids to go to Baylor for a good, christian education. 

 

[mchookem 16386]

2 hours ago, Bullneck said:

I'm sure Snoop is 100% on board with Trump using his music.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112163048210646761

 

 

[Hookah Horns 3083]

4 hours ago, BeardIP said:

Equating Trump with Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini in a rational and sane society should be a joke. But I get the sense that you are serious.

I get the sense you're not a serious student of history and/or have had your head up your ass for quite some time. 

[atomheartbevo 89799]

1 hour ago, wildcat09 said:

He already fucking lost. What makes you think a second loss will change anything?

There’s already Republicans and some BMDs who have bailed on him because he lost the House, Senate, and White House.   Another loss will seal the deal with a lot of Republicans and BMDs who just vote (R) for reasons, because they want to win, not listen to some old fat fuck whining about his losses in 2020 and 2024 and about how unfair everything is.

And because Trump now controls the GOP and has already began Order 66 purging long-time Republicans in the RNC (who had important institutional knowledge), he is making the RNC about him, and only him, and it’s just an extension of Trump Org. He gives no shit about down-ballot candidates, he won’t simply go away into the night after he loses in November.

He will not give up control of the RNC after he loses again, so he’s a problem that will have to be dealt with by Republicans who want to actually move forward and win.

4 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Listen, I'm a human being. I'm wrong all the damn time. I do have a fair amount of angst in my life, but most of it is centered around having a young son and worrying about the shitty country we might be stuck in thanks to Christofascists such as yourself, sir.