Crosspost from c/politics

  • Rentlar
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    7211 months ago

    Yeah I get that the purpose of that Illinois election law was anti-Communist political posturing, but even if we can’t bar him for being affiliated with a group intent on overthrowing the government, it should lend credence to him being an insurrectionist in the other cases currently in the courts or for new challenges in states, as applicable.

  • theodewere
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    7111 months ago

    he’s broken every oath he’s ever taken, no reason to waste the effort

  • @djasee
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    6311 months ago

    He is America’s Mussolini. He just was too dumb to even get as far as Mussolini did

    • @[email protected]
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      11 months ago

      More like Hitler I think. Mussolini offered to crush ongoing communist and anarchist revolts to secure order for the ruling elite and they were happy to give him the power. Hitler got into office democratically by leveraging an economic crisis and then used loopholes and violence to secure a role as dictator.

    • @LauchsOP
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      111 months ago

      So far!

  • /home/pineapplelover
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    3011 months ago

    Oh shit I thought this sub was c/theonion making an article on what crazy thing Trump would do. Damn

  • @Son_of_dad
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    11 months ago

    I’m conflicted cause this oath is a remnant of McCarthyism

    • @pozbo
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      3011 months ago

      I’m conflicted because trump is a remnant of the turd reich