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Hstch05

(219 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:16 AM Jul 2020

Don't get distracted; talk about The Treason!

Trump & Co. have spent the last two days hammering on the idea that we have to open schools on time and in-person. He's got his toadies in the Virginia General Assembly pushing forward legislation to that effect. I'm sure he's got legislative sympathizers across the nation doing the same thing. Is this an important issue? Absolutely! I'm a high school teacher. Most people on here have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews that this policy directly effects. This is something everyone can get passionate about, and if my social media feeds are any indication, it's working. He desperately needs a win on the economy, and he thinks if he can get the schools open and parents back to work, things will rebound enough that me might squeak out a win (at the cost of student and teacher health and another massive viral spike).
But there is something else this serves to do; distract us from the Russian Treason Scandal. With everyone up in arms about Trump and DeVos proclaiming that schools need to open and they will be cutting funding (neither thing they can actually do, btw), no one is talking about The Treason. So whatever they throw at us over the next few months, you need to talk about The Treason. Trump has a gift for sucking up all the oxygen in the room, and he's doing it again with the school distraction. SCOTUS is probably ruling about Trump's taxes today, and whatever happens, that's something else he's trying to distract us from. It's going to be a big deal no matter which way they vote. When you talk about it, tie it into The Treason. Every comment, every discussion, every social media post about Trump you have over the next 3 1/2 months, talk about The Treason.
"Yes, it's insanely reckless that Trump wants to re-open schools. Don't forget The Treason."
"I know it's outrageous that he's replacing Pence at the last minute with Kanye West. But let's talk about The Treason."
"He's opening a unicorn petting zoo on the White House lawn and giving everyone in the country a free unicorn ride! Cool! Hey, remember that whole Treason thing?"

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Don't get distracted; talk about The Treason! (Original Post) Hstch05 Jul 2020 OP
Try as they may to Make Treason Great Again, Republicans have failed Champp Jul 2020 #1
The courts and hearings will bring out the traitortrump/treason evil more and empedocles Jul 2020 #4
it's double treason LymphocyteLover Jul 2020 #2
I for one am not going to let this story go and will hammer it every day until Nov. 3rd LymphocyteLover Jul 2020 #3
Yep JustAnotherGen Jul 2020 #5

Champp

(2,114 posts)
1. Try as they may to Make Treason Great Again, Republicans have failed
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:20 AM
Jul 2020

Republican treason is still fugly evil.

And having betrayed both America and the Ten Commandments, Republicans will inhabit their shame-stained souls for eternity.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. The courts and hearings will bring out the traitortrump/treason evil more and
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:24 AM
Jul 2020

more.

The Speaker has said, 'all roads lead to putin'

LymphocyteLover

(5,644 posts)
2. it's double treason
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:21 AM
Jul 2020

Trump still has not denounced Russia for paying the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan. In fact, even worse, he's calling it a hoax and undermining our own intelligence agencies to cover up for Russia. So it's double treason and thus the loathsome POS needs double jail time.

LymphocyteLover

(5,644 posts)
3. I for one am not going to let this story go and will hammer it every day until Nov. 3rd
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:22 AM
Jul 2020

It highlights a huge national security problem for this POS POTUS

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