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JI7

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19. Better to give them away or even do something similar

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:18 PM

Jan 28

to what you propose but at local community levels where people can discuss things and provide free food to get certain types to show up.

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What if a million people showed up outside the White House [View all] orangecrush Jan 28 OP

He'd probably declare martial law and put everyone in concentration camps jmbar2 Jan 28 #1

Too many people for that orangecrush Jan 28 #2

Martial law. Lemme give ya the definition AKwannabe Jan 28 #4

The French Resistance orangecrush Jan 28 #6

This. Is not France AKwannabe Jan 28 #11

Wait till those food stamps stop orangecrush Jan 28 #13

You are doing a lot of betting and guaranteeing AKwannabe Jan 28 #14

Feel free orangecrush Jan 28 #22

No Keepthesoulalive Jan 28 #5

They can't ignore you orangecrush Jan 28 #8

I was in the streets with Occupy AKwannabe Jan 28 #12

So was I orangecrush Jan 28 #15

And AKwannabe Jan 28 #18

Occupy came very close orangecrush Jan 28 #20

Occupy never came close to a general strike . . . markpkessinger Jan 28 #45

They already have Keepthesoulalive Jan 28 #23

This AKwannabe Jan 28 #3

That would be impressive. MineralMan Jan 28 #7

The real pain hasn't begun yet orangecrush Jan 28 #9

Been there. Done that. MineralMan Jan 28 #10

They murdered him.. orangecrush Jan 28 #16

I'm 68. orangecrush Jan 28 #17

Better to give them away or even do something similar JI7 Jan 28 #19

Local level Democrats orangecrush Jan 28 #21

It would have to be at least 100 million for the GQP to notice. sinkingfeeling Jan 28 #24

It will be many more than that orangecrush Jan 28 #34

He would be playing golf in Florida. Sneederbunk Jan 28 #25

They've got guns. We don't. Wicked Blue Jan 28 #26

... orangecrush Jan 28 #29

At the very least, he'd call National Guard in GaYellowDawg Jan 28 #27

Which would be the end of him. orangecrush Jan 28 #28

One would hope GaYellowDawg Jan 28 #40

He would be removed. orangecrush Jan 28 #43

Protests - masses of people making speeches and marching - are irrelevant... Moostache Jan 28 #30

You lost me with "mass murder" orangecrush Jan 28 #31

Wowsers. Mosby Jan 28 #32

Yep orangecrush Jan 28 #33

Let's hope. Mosby Jan 28 #35

I like that idea iemanja Jan 28 #36

Lafayette Square x 100 demmiblue Jan 28 #37

They will nazi orangecrush Jan 28 #39

With guillotines? moondust Jan 28 #38

Trump would head into the bunker and declare Martial Law and call the 82nd Airborne out of NC WarGamer Jan 28 #41

Direct Action is the only effective action JCMach1 Jan 28 #42

My thoughts exactly orangecrush Jan 28 #44