• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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      Technically you only need one bullet. A lot of this support for Maga in the US hinges on just one guy. Who would replace him? There is no one who will gain as much traction. And remember: as long as dictators die, liberty will never perish.

      • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Next in line is JD “Couchfucker” Vance, which is like Trump, but with more brains (and totally onboard with project 2025); and even if you get him too, the next in line is Christofascist Mike Johnson, who would probably go the shortest route to Gilead if both his predecessors got assassinated.

        That’s more shooting luck than anyone will ever get, even if the Secret Service didn’t look too hot when Trump got shot at.

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      I know it’s not feasible, but that is the argument that second amendment proponents make all the time. I would have expected to see them try, at least

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      Trump WANTS that to happen. This is the desired outcome for him.

      Trump wants people to not resist him at all. He’s still trying to retaliate against places where the “No Kings” protests took place and those were completely peaceful.

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      This is the insidious thing about authoritarianism. Once they have power, they can crush any dissent no matter what the dissenters do.

      Peaceful protest? Crush it. If it gains any actual traction, just pretend it’s violent to justify violent oppression. Facts don’t matter and words can casually justify any action, no matter how heinous.

      But violent opposition? The authoritarians dream of this, because it’s justification to bring everything they have to bear with zero accountability or justification. And since they are in power, they will have much greater force at their disposal. This is why Americas founders originally opposed the very idea of a professional standing army.