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Of course, everything this asshole does is destructive... but the ol "he never told people to do this" defense... fucking lock him up for Jan 6 and be done with this. Felons can't vote in many states, have fire arms... why can they run for president?
Felons can't vote in many states, have fire arms... why can they run for president?
A felon who has served their time should have their rights restored, and the reason felons can run for president is to stop someone who is president or their party from creating political prisoners. We don't want to go down this route.
But seriously fuck the turnip and couch fucker.
“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,”
Spoken like every person who finally sees the antifa light when the dam starts to break and the chaos, violence, hate and anger fueling fascist movements finally aren't wrapped up in "patriotism" any longer.
Don't care, lock her up.
FFS. If this kind of thing keeps up I am not gonna be surprised if some sort of 'rapid response' ends up being a thing where the caller gets a visit from law enforcement "just in case"
What really boggles the mind is how anybody listens to Trump's crazy BS and decides to do something about it rather than shake their head in disbelief and reach for another beer.