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Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration.

“You know, FDR 16 years – almost 16 years – he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” The ex-president and GOP presidential frontrunner said to the organization’s annual convention in Dallas, prompting some in the crowd to yell “three!” Politico reported.

Trump has floated a third term in past comments, even mentioning a prolonged presidency while campaigning in 2020. He has also tried distancing himself from this idea, telling Time magazine in April: “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It most comes down to maintaining comfort. Liberals have no issue with groups being harmed by state violence from police and other groups when they aren't the targets. Dems had 4 years to prepare and look forward to what is coming, and the best we have is Joe Biden standing between the status quo and Trump's full-blown fascism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They like to ignore that dems have had a few opportunities with the trifecta to actually codify these issues and enact stronger policies against the threats we face now (that were apparent at the time) but the problem is democrats don't WANT to lock those basic rights issues down because they need the existential threat. Their only platform for like 20 years now has been "not those guys" so if they actually codified (for example) abortion or even better added it to an amendment - They wouldn't be able to push this narrative that if you don't vote for milquetoast mid right Biden then you're actually WORSE than the fascists and you hate women and you're handing their freedom to """the right""" on a silver platter.

America has always been a single corporate party system, and both wings of that party are pushing for fascism because it's the end goal of any capitalist system. It's just a fight between "marginalized folk are slowly and quietly suppressed so my life continues as normal" fascism or "quiet part out loud day one which I would have to acknowledge" fascism.