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Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government (wapo.st)

submitted 8 months ago by Lauchs@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] theodewere@kbin.social 71 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 70 points 8 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.

[–] djasee@lemmy.world 63 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

So far!

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What a fat bitch

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Fat BO bad breath smelling bitch.*

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 30 points 8 months ago

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

[–] egitalian@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Because he's already tried and failed to overthrow the government

[–] illi@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

Even if he did, I feel like his stance on oathkeeping is simillar to Russia...

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

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

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

He's a goddamn communist

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, he's a fascist. They're not synonyms.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago

The above post is sarcasm based on the original purpose of the oath.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

oh do kindly fuck off

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

preeeetty sure they're joking since the reason trump is in this situation is an anti communist law

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

this :)