“The Republicans should say, we want to take over, we should take over the voting, the voting in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” Trump told Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, in a podcast appearance.

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On several occasions, Trump has pledged to change how the country votes, zeroing in on methods he falsely claims lead to fraudulent voting. In August, he said he was going to “lead a movement” to end mail-in ballots, and vowed to sign an executive order banning them, in addition to voting machines. He did not end up signing the order.

The president also kicked off a rare mid-decade redistricting campaign intended to help Republicans win additional US House seats in November’s midterm elections.

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    1. I’m upset about fascists taking our rights away.
    2. I’m upset about commenters showing up and telling us we gotta do something, but offering no advice as to what to do.

    It’s always complaining that we don’t do anything. When I ask what exactly it is that I should do, it’s some answer like, “Take care of your neighbors and help people in need”. Your comment is more of the same. What exactly do you want me to do outside of going out and killing people?

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      They want chaos in our streets so they can do martial law. These are tests for the midterms. We’re very fortunate to have clear examples of how it works:

      • California, some cars and robots got damaged
      • California, some people harmed, but not killed
      • Minnesota, woman was killed and peaceful protests
      • Minnesota, guy shows up with a gun, gun was taken away, he was executed.
      • Minnesota, peaceful protests continue and most of the US is against the government’s decisions

      Throughout all of this, immigrants and US citizens that are POC are being shot, separated from their families, deported, beat up and stalked (severity not in order). If we do the thing and start having chaos, they will shoot to kill many, many people. They have masks and guns. Again, most of the US hates ICE.

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        Nationwide martial law is never happening in this country.

        “Martial law” is the leftist version of the Rapture. It’s never happening, and every time it doesn’t the goalposts just move to the future again.

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          So what exactly are you saying? If you show up with guns to a protest, they’ll execute you. What are your other ideas?

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            You said it yourself. The peaceful protests in Minnesota have continued. They had elections and voted blue, despite the city crawling with ICE and other federal agents.

            Continue protesting, calling your reps, and voting. In Minnesota they said “we will crawl over broken glass to vote against the GOP” and they put their money where their mouths were.

            And through this all they’ve given a blueprint to blue cities and states across the country

            Stop capitulating in advance because it’s the easy way out. Have some agency.

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              I mean, that’s what I’m saying exactly. We agree then, lol.

              You said it yourself. The peaceful protests in Minnesota have continued. They had elections and voted blue, despite the city crawling with ICE and other federal agents.

              Continue protesting, calling your reps, and voting. In Minnesota they said “we will crawl over broken glass to vote against the GOP” and they put their money where their mouths were.

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                Then my apologies if I misinterpreted you. I’m just sick of doomers using “all is lost” as an excuse to sit on their asses and refuse to take any action, and as a politically active individual it really rustles my jimmies.

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                  Having foreign actors try and get us to bring guns and shoot ICE rustles my jimmies. They are trying to cause chaos.

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          Spread the word. The only downside to a strike is not enough people striking.

          And that when USA during WWII rounded up all the Americans of Japanese descent to put them in prison they still were forced to work.

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        I signed up, but I really have to wonder why they need names and zip codes?

        Seems like an easy target if that information leaks. Trump’s regime would love that list

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          Dude… They already know the list. Everybody posts their stupid opinions all over public forums, sometimes anonymous, sometimes with verified identities, and likely very rarely with a vpn. It would take very little for “the government” to compile that list with even more intimate details, and I assume that’s already been done. They know who you are and where you stand. The idea that we can think, much less act, in anonymity is antiquated.

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      Go to your local congress person and demand they publicly announce Trump’s attempt to take over the country.

      And then don’t leave until they do it. You might get arrested, but you can get arrested now or die in a concentration camp later. It’s your choice.

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      I’m upset about commenters showing up and telling us we gotta do something, but offering no advice as to what to do.

      You’re upset that others won’t fix your problems for you?

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        You can’t read. If you have a suggestion as to how I can do my part to fix this, I’ll not only listen, I’ll do it.

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          Ah, so you’re upset that others won’t tell you how to fix your problems? Vastly different, yes

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            You’re being asinine. I bet you would tell the people in Gaza and Palestine to solve their own problems too.

            Are you even from the US? If so, what are you doing other than being bothersome online?? Because it seems like you’re a Russian troll.

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              25% to 30% of social media is astroturf, according to studies I’ve heard. Maybe not a Russian troll, but certainly paid for by fascists. Don’t let them bother you. They hate their lives sitting in their tiny cubicle telling lies for a meager wage.

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                “Certainly paid for by fascists”, lol.

                How dare I say that Americans should fix their own fucking problems instead of whining about how everybody is being mean and not telling them how to fix them

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              Certainly a Russian troll for suggesting you Americans get your own shit together instead of whining that the rest of the world won’t tell you how to fix things.

              Because Gaza and Palestine are definitely the same as the US. Excellent analogy, only something an American could have come up with – Israel committing genocide in Gaza is the same as Americans voting for fascists

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                I wonder, do you think you’re providing value here?

                I don’t think you’re paid-for, because I’m convinced of your self-righteousness. Your condescension is too natural to be fake.

                But let me ask you: does whining about people whining make you better than them, or worse? What’s your goal?

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        Liberals think for a criticism to be valid, you owe them an solution to the problem you identify.

        Which is of course absurd.