(July 15, 2021 at 11:58 am)onlinebiker Wrote:(July 15, 2021 at 11:40 am)Brian37 Wrote: The alarm bells were going off long before this General's concerns, but it is the latest to come to light from a high position of power.
Many people claim it is wrong to equate the former guy to WW2 Germany, but what can one say when a General equates your followers to "Brown Shirts"?
Let me make it clear, just because something has not happened yet, doesn't mean it cannot happen. Our Republic isn't a given and depends 100% on vigilance and participation. But when fear and insecurity take hold to a great enough degree, it makes it easy for those in lust for power to take advantage of the vulnerable. But for the former guy, he ran for one reason only, to avoid prosecution in pending cases and knew if he won he could hide behind "you cant indict a sitting president". Which was never in the constitution, but a mere DOJ recommendation.
50 former Republican intel agents warned of what could happen if the former guy was elected, the first time. Thousands of lawyers nationwide expressed concern with his language and tactics in both runs.
So you have your occasional Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney. Not enough. Even today, even though the former guy lost, he is still setting the stage for toppling our Republic, even if he never gets elected again. We need the GOP of Nixon, we need politicians to put the Republic before power.
So what does anyone have to say to a General, who was expressing concern as well? How many voices is it going to take?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...story.html
First you attack those who want to own weapons to keep the threat of a dictatorial government at bay as unrealistic and paranoid ---
And then you come here saying you can counter that same threat by flapping your gums?
Hmmm...
Really - you don' t see the flaw in that plan?
Yes, damn seatbelt laws, damn speed limits, lets just sell beer to 5 year olds. Hey man, if you want to own a armed jet or drone for personal use, who am I to judge? Why have laws at all? Lets just make murder legal too.
If I produce milk and put ricin in it, who are you to judge?
Your problem is that laws are not decided by proxy of "because I say so", but in a free society laws are bargained and debated and agreed upon. For over 40 years though, one industry and one party has obstructed any consent.
Democrats are not the party that sells fear and hate. Democrats are not the ones who think Jeff Bezos will end up eating cat food if he pays a little more in taxes. Democrats are not the party that thinks almost 40k firearm deaths per year is acceptable.
Who did the GOP elect? A despot wannabe, a selfish narcissist who cant handle a fair loss. Or did you forget that when Trump won the first time Hillary conceded? Unlike the second time when Trump lost.
I'd suggest you stop fearing me, and listen to the likes of Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney and Joe Walsh and Joe Scarborough and and General Milley.
