this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
198 points (97.6% liked)

politics

19096 readers
3311 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Actual quote (video included in link):

“I dare you to try to continue your lawfare against President Trump in his second term,” he threatened. “Because listen here, sweetheart: We’re not messing around this time, and we will put your fat a-- in prison for conspiracy against rights, and I promise you that.”

Welcome to the new regime.

top 28 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Sweetheart? Her fat ass? Looks like misogyny is back in style and Trump hasn't even gotten sworn in yet.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 30 points 1 week ago

Yeah just see the articles already coming out about women getting harassed online with "your body my choice" messages.

Hates on the menu folks!

Well... It always was, but there's a buy one get all free deal now!

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dude, that never went out of style in America.

[–] SquatDingloid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The difference between a white man running and an indian woman running is 11mil white male voters feeling too insecure to cast a ballot.

We are a country of incels

Thank god religious participation is plummeting

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Really, you really think it was all men who didn't vote for Harris? Reminder that 53% of white women voted for MAGA here.

I'm willing to bet money there were millions of women who also didn't vote for Harris due to economic anxiety.

[–] SquatDingloid@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

You're allowed to go look at the demographics who voted in 2020 who didn't vote this time

It was older white men, Millennials, genx and boomers

I'm willing to bet there's millions of women who didn't vote/voted for the male candidate in part due to internalized misogyny.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Thank god religious participation is plummeting

It is, that's why the xtian nationalists are so keen on forcing everyone to be in their little book club.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

braindead take of the type that will lose us the next election (if there is one)

[–] SquatDingloid@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

This is observable reality but believe what you feel like I guess

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It has been in full swing since his first term. There was an interview with Biden where he referenced more of this hate. Something along the lines of "these people hid in the woods, but once Trump came into power they realized they had friends in high places. They came out of those woods with hoods on". Gonna see if I could find the video.

Edit

I was a little off on the quote. They wore hoods to hide themselves. But under a Trump presidency, these people didn't need the hoods anymore.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-biden-speaks-on-stakes-of-2024-election-protecting-democracy-and-his-place-in-history/

[–] riskable@programming.dev 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If they throw out the rule of law like this there's no reason why anyone should follow the law at all. If Trump and his allies don't have to follow the law why should anyone else?

If the only thing that motivates these people is violence that's what they'll get.

If being captured means a death sentence then there's no reason to peacefully surrender. In fact, it is your human right to fight for your life in self defense.

If you make peaceful revolution impossible you make violent revolution inevitable. The billionaires should remember that all their wealth is built upon the trust the world has in the US's stability. If that goes away then so does the majority of their wealth.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

People have children. They need to be fed and have healthcare. You don’t get either without a job.

This is how terror works.

[–] VerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why do you think they want everyone uneducated and saddled with more kids than they want/can afford?

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago
[–] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

This is me. I have a wife and a young child. I want to fight but i have to protect my family first.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah good luck with that. There is a reason that the communists/socialists were among the first that the Nazis murdered.

I would recommend learning about fascism, and how it is able to sustain itself (in the short term, at least).

Talk like this in public in a year or two will likely get you disappeared

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Its time to become unruly before he gets sworn in. It is time to become ungovernable. This isn't like 2016. Its just death threats and absolute power.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Christ, "lawfare". Sounds like he's terminally online.

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let's see how all the welfare states fare when blue states stop paying federal taxes and start building up their own military.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

West Coast secession would remove the California GDP.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

We would quickly find out if the Silicon Valley libertarian elites are actually libertarians or just MAGAts in disguise. A secession so they don’t have to pay the feds anymore would be a libertarians wet dream.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

"Lawfare"?

Sounds like this guy owns a lot of red pens.

[–] kometes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Some lawyer. "conspiracy against rights" isn't a real crime.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Also, I swear: Benny Johnson has one the most smug and punchable faces I've ever seen. Up there with Gaetz, Spencer, Ted Cruz and Nick Fuentes.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Couldn't read the article. Which AG hopeful was it?

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Figures, I read here that he also said that he wanted to drag the dead bodies of Trump's political enemies into the street and burn them.