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Why this is important:
Stew Peters is a far-right virulently anti-LGBTQ bigot who regularly uses his nightly “The Stew Peters Show” program, speeches, and social media accounts to promote white nationalists and antisemites and to spread wild conspiracy theories, bigotry, and calls for violence. Despite his bigoted views and unhinged rhetoric, Peters regularly manages to get Republican leaders, elected officials, and candidates for office to appear on his program. In addition, Peters has participated in ReAwaken America events alongside various Trump insiders and members of the Trump family.
My worry is that if we send trump to jail for any one of his felonies, he will get out somehow and lead a coup.
yeah the historical record isn’t great on this. I think Trump has realized he is at the point of no return. he’s crossed the rubicon. at this point unless he wins this election he’s going to jail for the rest of his life.
pushing an animal into a corner makes them desperate. i think he will attempt to take over the government or die trying. it’s a very precarious position and the future is uncertain
Yep. But what else can be done? If we don’t stand up and show them that we will not tolerate facists and we will prosecute them from their crimes, they will keep trying to weasel their way into elected positions.
At the end of the day, standing up for our democracy is of utmost importance. Even when they threaten us, we HAVE to stick to our ideals.
I believe if we got through the 60s without a violent uprising, we’ll do it again today. We just have to show our strength. Facists rarely have the balls target the strong and organized.
Like I said in the previous comment in this thread, there’s only one thing we really can do. As long as there is this constant economic insecurity in the majority of the population, we will have growth of fascists. You can lock them up, censor them, beat them up, whatever. They will still grow and multiply.
This is the unfortunate nature of humanity. When people are insecure, they tend to lash out onto others. This works both on a personal level and a societal level. It’s not a coincidence the Nazis came to power after a period of hyperinflation in the 1920s and then the Great Depression immediately after.
I support radical large scale economic reforms. Sort of a New Deal type of thing. Coincidentally, that happened around the growth of fascism last century. Back during that time period we were seeing Nazi rallies in NYC with thousands of people attending. Around that same time period we also saw a socialist/communist candidate for president get over a million votes 3rd party.
Economic insecurity leads to radicalism - in both directions. Who wins first can be a bit random. But generally, people who are more brutal win. Look at the Spanish Civil War. Corporate greed is going to nose-dive our country. We can’t seem to think further than the next financial quarter statement or the next election.
They will try forever. That is the nature of democratic systems. It’s eternally vulnerable to these types of people.
Which is why it is important to get out and vote at every opportunity and vote on every race. They will be looking for ways to get in through the cracks at every chance they can. Democracy demands eternal vigilance from its people.
No, I’m not saying we don’t jail him. He’s clearly guilty, come on.
guilty or not doesn’t really matter here. i’m not saying we don’t jail him either, but just because something is the right thing doesn’t always make it the right thing. if that makes any sense
if you have the right of way and decide to go through that intersection consequences be damned, some of the time you’re gonna get hit by someone who doesn’t care about traffic laws
you’re right - but you’re dead
trump broke the law. but arresting him and not letting him flout our laws may end up causing more damage due to unforeseen consequences.
i’m not saying this is actually the case, but it’s something to consider. and i’m sure the prosecutors in all of these cases have had some serious counsel from officials high up in the federal government
it’s all uncertain and all paths are dangerous. who knows what’s coming next, honestly. my hope is the guy just has a stroke and the momentum he’s been building since 2016 peters out. i don’t think there’s another contender that can do what he’s currently doing
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Maybe if you’re edgy enough people will assume you have the capacity for original thought
What’s the alternative? Saying that politicians are free to rig an election, then stage a coup, and if it doesn’t work you just get to walk away?
Not prosecuting Nixon was the biggest mistake this country made (hyperbole), and you can draw a straight line from that to where we are now.