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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 131 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We should all anticipate that.

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 102 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I mean he’s already been saying it in public at his rallies, so why would anyone be surprised?

He also said from day one he intends to be a dictator. So again, anyone who votes for Trump is voting for literal fascism.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 35 points 7 months ago

hE sAiD "dAy OnE dIcTaToR" hE oNlY mEaNt He WiLl Be DiCtAtOr FoR OnE DaY!

...ok little Timmy. Don't forget to be a good boy so Santa Claus will come give you nice presents too.

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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He's all but said exactly this....and he may have actually said it.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

He did, and he is framing it as if it was illegitimate to go after him as he was "innocent" and they did it anyways, so when he locks them all up for no reason, it's all good, because and eye for an eye...

Scary times.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (19 children)

In reality the addled brain orange mobster envisions a "bloodbath" if he is elected.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Yeah, but "genocide Joe" and Joe is old and etc....no real reason to vote and so on.... /s

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My favorite one I've seen recently is: 'a civil war and new homegrown genocide is preferable to voting for biden'

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the favorite tankie mantra of "hey let's bring the genocide/civil war here so the sheeple will finally wake up and we'll have the utopia we've always dreamed about, ya'll!"

...that's even if these people are actually leftists in the first place (as opposed to Russian trolls and right wing hacks). In any case, you have be deeply stupid not to realize the difference between the two choices we actually have before us, and the consequences of fascists in the White House.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They won't waste time on sham trials when Trump is already convinced they're guilty.
They'll skip the judge completely and be given a cigarette and a wall to stand against while they smoke it.

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)
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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I mean, he said he would. He's also become a better asshole since the last attempt, and now he said on day one he's gonna fire everyone who's loyal to the united states and replace them with people who are loyal to him personally. That's how you put yourself in a position where the military actually listens to you when you tell them to "crack the skulls" of, "beat the fuck out of" and "just shoot" peaceful protestors.

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