• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    8 months ago

    They could, but doing that on the 2nd round of contempt charges later this week might reduce the odds of his becoming a martyr over it

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        8 months ago

        Why? It’s an extremely valid consideration. Politics is all about appearances… if Trump confirms the violation by paying the fine without question then incarceration will be harder to dismiss.

        We’re living in crazy times right now, normal rules don’t really apply and people are just trying to avoid triggering a civil war.

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          8 months ago

          We are talking about a literal fascist dictator.

          The person you replied to was certainly rude about it, however the frustration stems from this constant liberal attitude of playing nice, keeping the kid gloves on, letting the SyStEm handle it.

          This strategy has never once worked on conservatives throughout all of recorded history.

          You refuse to realize these people are playing for their right to kill you, like all this is just some difference of personal opinions.

          The 30% that happily watches 30% kill the last 30% never thinks they’ll be in the 30% that stood and waited politely for their turn to die.

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            8 months ago

            If you don’t want to let the system handle it, what actions are you personally taking to bring about the change you want to see?

            Because the options are to try to handle this relatively peacefully through the system, or to bypass the system with violent action. The other side has been champing at the bit for decades for an excuse to turn to mass violence, so you might have some catching up to do in terms of organizing support and stockpiling supplies for the coming conflict you seem to want. If that’s the case, probably best to get yourself off Lemmy, don’t want to leave a paper trail, then go out and start hoarding guns and ammo, maybe dig a bunker somewhere.