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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder what would happen if the protesters stayed home just until November 4th?
What would be Trumps pretext then?
ace3csusm
(969 posts)Stay home wear a mask will see you on the 4th...
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)That was weird
nolabear
(41,984 posts)Jirel
(2,018 posts)It doesnt matter. People stay home, he calls it a victory. But hell still keep his stormtroopers in the cities, solidifying his power base. Eventually, hell need more pretext, and hell manufacture it. The goal is to have his stormtroopers in place through Election Day. Protestors are nothing but an excuse to insert them.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)misanthrope
(7,417 posts)it would make his tactics and motives even more transparent. I wondered the same about the Portland protestors, "What would Trump use an excuse if the protestors just steered clear of federal property instead of doubling down? It would be easy enough for local media to show that no federal property was involved if the protest movement was better organized and knew how to court media."
Jirel
(2,018 posts)Theres no mystery to anyone but a Trump-humpers. But you might recall that Hitler took power and solidified it because the people did NOT maintain resistance. They were quiet. Then it was too late.
If itll mean war, so be it. Silence is consent.
misanthrope
(7,417 posts)They could be three blocks over in Tom McCall Park. They could be four blocks west in South Park or up in North Park closer to the Pearl. In each case, the feds would have to come up with an excuse to go looking for them.
LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)dlk
(11,566 posts)Trump knows what hell face in the courts once hes out of office & is pulling out all the stops to stay in office.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)THAT's what I was thinking.
He can't jail the whole country.
mdelaguna
(471 posts)Dan
(3,564 posts)It could be presented as everything is fine.
I am thinking more and more that there should be massive passive resistance...
Sit downs, just sit down in protest. Be passive in the face of the federal goons.