Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by sapphire42 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:02PM
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Democracy dies when voters elect a candidate who tried to overthrow the democratic system before, and promises to do it again.
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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by mensetmanusman on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:28PM
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Democracy always dies by democracy though. Thats the fundamental flaw.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by cruffle_duffle on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:34PM
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At least those folks went after the government instead of smashing the windows of every business in my city. But that event, despite being in the “worst global pandemic of 100 years” somehow got a free pass. It was labeled as “the summer of love”.
This country was founded by government distrust and rebellion. It was not founded on bashing your neighbors windows.
Those people who stormed the capitol put the fear of god into a bunch of politicians. Good for them.
…the people who set fire to neighborhood buildings… not so sure about that one.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by anon291 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:03PM
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Exactly.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by DiggyJohnson on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:11PM
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Does this not get exhausting?
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by anon291 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:05PM
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Based on voting patterns, I think to many americans today, the main claim of the J6ers (that there were some fraudulent ballots in the 2020 election) is looking more likely, not less. If anything were to come out, the J6ers would become freedom fighters, just as they are apparently in the hearts of many Americans. Like it or not, perception is how you win an election.
On the other hand, the democrats have tried politically-inspired prosecutions, selecting a nominee while ignoring the party writ large.
Anyway, the simple truth is that Americans worried about democracy went to trump by large margins. Consider that