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The group’s president, Kevin D. Roberts, made the comments in an interview on “The War Room,” the Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon’s show on the network Real America’s Voice.

Mr. Roberts was discussing the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday that presidents have substantial immunity from prosecution for what they do in office, a ruling that upended the criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and that removes a potential barrier to the most radical elements of his second-term agenda if he is elected again.

“We ought to be really encouraged by what happened yesterday, and in spite of all of the injustice — which of course friends and audience of this show, of our friend Steve, know — we are going to prevail,” Mr. Roberts said, alluding to Mr. Bannon’s imprisonment.

He went on to say that “the radical left” was “apoplectic” because “our side is winning” and said, “And so I come full circle in this response and just want to encourage you with some substance that we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The same way that the Ukraine war could be bloodless if Ukrainians allowed it to be? Absurd 🙄

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Narrator:it wasn't

[–] [email protected] 67 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (9 children)

This is a seditious threat that justifies preemptively striking in self-defense.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

They at least demonstrate they know there's only a threat against them from the left.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I know Democrats are stuck with a shit candidate right now that supports an apartheid state currently committing genocide. And I know they're fully exploiting the fact that their opponent is Mussolini 2.0.

I know they're very critical of the current candidate, but what would they rather have? A psychopath extreme right dictator in charge of the world largest surveillance agencies, military force and nuclear arsenal, as well as one of the world's leading economy and biggest influence on the planet? Or a relatively sensible paraissent whose only flaw right now is supporting one wrong nation and whose position can potentially be changed on the matter?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

The Convention hasn't happened yet. He can still be replaced. We aren't stuck!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Why is this the only choice? Why has the DNC failed at every possible opportunity to build a better political party that can actually win and use those wins to advance an agenda that reduces the power of the reactionary right?

When it is framed this way, the false dichotomy falls away. The DNC is reactionary and their policies outcomes are predominantly indistinguishable from the right's policy outcomes. They applaud themselves for compromising with the right and they constantly demonize and disempower the left.

The only conclusion we can come to is that the Democrats are in fact allies of the Republicans, but now we need evidence.

The debates are organized, planned, and operated by a coalition of the two parties who work closely together to create the theater we see. The Democrats refused to touch the filibuster to do anything to advance their agenda but worked with Republicans to bypass it easily to pass the budget. The Democrats currently hold executive office and the Republican supreme court gave the president unlimited power to discharge duties and instead of doing anything with that power the DNC candidate said they will not use the power, a clear signal to the RNC power structure to proceed without fear.

I don't know how much more evidence we need, how many more observations we need, how many more cops need to kill black people while getting more funding and more equipment, how many more mass murders we need the military to commit, how much more environmental devastation we need to see before we understand that both parties are not equivalent but rather we don't have two parties. We have one party with two PR firms running damage control, consent manufacture, and storytelling to advance one singular agenda.

Stop buying this bullshit that one candidate is the harm reduction candidate. Both candidates are put up by the same power structure and electing either of them is a win for that power structure against the people. The only win for the people is total destruction of both "parties".

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you think Biden will change his mind on Israel slaughtering Palestinians when the death toll number doubles or triples?

His support team will make him have a nap before his next debate so it will go his sundowning will be more masked and the media will manufacture consent as always to make it seem like it is too late to run literally anyone else.

Kamala sucks but she would look like a spring chicken compared to Trump standing next to her spouting ridiculous likely misogynistic bullshit in a debate.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (7 children)

You can criticize Biden, and you would be right. But I'm asking the question again. What would you rather have?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What would you rather have?

A non-fascist option. Abortion access, housing, not the world's highest incarceration rate (which Jim Crow Joe is directly, but not solely, responsible for.) etc.

You're arguing from a false premise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's a lot of things I'd rather have, but we're not dealing in fantasy. What non-fascist options exist right now, or could reasonably be created before this year's election?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

You're arguing from the premise that fascism is the only option and anything else is "fantasy". Is that what you really believe?

I was promised riots and unrest when Roe V Wade was overturned and there was crickets instead. What are you going to do in November after the democrats get Trump elected? Do before to prevent that current inevitability?

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 4 months ago (11 children)

"Don't fight back politically or we'll kill you."

Awesome! Totally reasonable and sane thing to say. I'm just hoping my country (Canada) can stay relatively unaffected by the brainrot that led to Project 2025.

I don't know how resilient we will be against rising fascism considering the high cost of living and the recent grocery price increases.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

ORGANIZE instead of spending all your energy deciding what fascist to vote. before its too late, you are running out of time.

socialism is the only way we ever got rid of fascism and good luck.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Trudeau and the Liberals seem to be laying the red carpet for career whiner Poilievre to walk in to the leader position next year.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Realize before it's too late that your existing 'left' wing at best does nothing to curb facism and at worst actively enables fascism and y'all may have a chance.

But what will probably happen is: only you and a few others will notice. The media will pull political discourse rightward and believers of said media will tirelessly shout you down. Perhaps you, like i will watch miserably as you and others slide into the sarlac pit of fascism that apparently only you can see.

If you do fall my yankee ass will at least have company.

Good luck

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I want blood. Don’t care whose it is just so long as some of it is theirs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, rob a blood bank, mebbe?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"I am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done." -- John Brown

They can fuck around and find out. I'm ticking down the days til I've got nothing to lose.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Textbook thug mentality. "I'm gonna take your shit, if you do anything about it then you're forcing me to get violent."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Said every abusive spouse/partner ever

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The goddamnedfascists will kill us all and the democrats only response will be to say "you should have voted harder!".

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