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You know what? Yeah. GFY trump.
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
- Catch-22, Joseph Heller
Welcome to the rebellion.
Sounds like bro wants to start the plot to the movie civil war.
Is that worth watching?
Watch the korean film A Taxi Driver instead.
Yeah it is. The whole film is worth watching for about 4 key scenes, and the last 15 minutes are very satisfying.
Its less about the war and more about journalism and the limits of the human capacity for violence over time. IMO excellent film, amazing performance from Kirsten Dunst
I thought so. Don’t go in with expectations. Enjoy the ride.
That should really be the rule for all movies.
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The Confederacy was in a state of rebellion too. He's equated standing up to ICE, which is seemingly similar to when the Bostonians stood up to and were massacred by the British, with the Confederate's bombing of Ft. Sumter.
Here we go. Buckle up and arm yourselves.
ELI5, If Republicans in general don't want federal control, they want de-regulation, then why they are supporting federal control of California?
They want to use the government to attack their enemies.
Like a switch, as soon as a Democrat is in office they will all be lying about wanting "small government."
They're lying about that first part
They are only against federal control when it's them who are being controlled. They are fine with it happening to other people. It's how they can claim to be pro freedom out of one side of their mouth and anti-freedom with the other. Laws for thee, none for me.
This is extremely important to understand. As fun as it is, we really need to move away from the gotchas. The right wing are not consistent because they do not have an ideology. They are simply reactionary.
They want small opposition, and they like to deregulate themselves.
So the trump administration is fully admitting that the insurrection attempting to block the certification of the Presidential election 2021 on Jan 6 was open rebellion?
Holly shit. I hadn't seen that last image you posted before. I didn't realize the Jan 6 insurrectionist brought flexcuffs. That is quite disturbing. Who the fuck were they planing to kidnap or take hostage with those flexcuffs?
Nancy Pelosi, AOC, Mike Pence, and really anyone who they deemed to have offended their god-emperor and who happened to still be in the building.
They were probably associated with the ones that built the gallows outside on the lawn. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-gallows-construction-new-video/
I know this is sarcasm but, sadly, they don't. I have talked to a few of them. Some either say it is patriot8c and others said it didn't happen.
You can't win
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They admit no such thing.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” - Frank Wilhoit (not the political scientist who passed away in 2010, a younger one who is alive still).
Right to freedoms of assembly and expression.
They need to chill.
And listen.
"Why won't these fascists just chill and talk things out?!?!!?"
Yeah… not exactly their style.
Can California please just withhold taxes already and put this country out of its misery?
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Great documentary!
I really enjoyed the ending.
When California splits from the union and their army begins enlisting/recruiting, I’d be willing to throw my hat in the ring for the cause.
Aren't California cops on the side of the Nazis?
Microwave dispersal cannons can be blocked by a large poster covered in aluminum foil. Just be sure to attach it to a wood stake.
Sound cannons are loud enough to work through strong ear protection, but sound waves are still air pressure pulses. You can disrupt the flow of the pulse with a solid enough curved shield.
If necessary, storm matchs have their own oxidizer. You can light it and wind won't put it out. Styrofoam and gasoline is sticky. Use that information however you want
Do not use a belt to stop blood flow. Get some proper tournequtes (I don't remember how to spell it). Slide it on, and turn it until the bleed stops. If you think it's too tight, turn it some more.
Edit: most military vehicles are diesel fueled. They are pretty thirsty, so be sure to share water with them. Right in the fuel tank is good enough.
microwave canons
I did not know about these, but some quick searches suggest that they pose a major threat to people's eyesight as they can boil your retina before you really feel anything when used at a low strength.
Messed up these are used at protests, fuck these fascists.
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Isn't this the same as saying *the government is working against the will of it's populace"
This is the language from the law that would permit the President to mobilize National Guard troops in a state without its Governor's consent.
Edited to add: found the law here, it's small and easy to read: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title10/html/USCODE-2011-title10-subtitleE-partII-chap1211-sec12406.htm
If it is invoked, it says:
Orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States
But I parse that "shall" to mean the Governor is forced to comply.
But I parse that "shall" to mean the Governor is forced to comply.
Under what penalty if the governor refuses to comply?
The constitution grants the authority for appointing national guard ("militia") officers to the state. The governor hires those officers; the governor can fire those officers and disband their units rather than accept federalization.
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Calling it...Trump declares California to be in rebellion and suspends their votes in the electoral college and congress in the next elections.
We still had elections during the first Civil War. Trump can't stop the vote since they are run by the states.
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So is the red line crossed yet or is the goal post once again some indeterminate point in the future.
History won't tell the beginning of the Trump regime at that indeterminate point. It began when he rode down that piss yellow escalator.
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our national guard and armed forces have a decision to make: us or them. this is your time to reject fascism.
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