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durablend

(7,463 posts)
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 09:58 PM Oct 2018

Shouldn't ask, but just wondering...

If at one of his rallies, Trump were to come right out and overtly tell the crowd "it's open season on liberals" would anything be done about it? Yes, it would *definitely* be crossing the line but he'd most likely get away with it, wouldn't he?

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Shouldn't ask, but just wondering... (Original Post) durablend Oct 2018 OP
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "The president was using a figure of speech - for those of you in the press dalton99a Oct 2018 #1
For Trump, that would be a figure of screech. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2018 #3
No nothing would be done. LuckyCharms Oct 2018 #2
I believe that the deranged gun-toting Dana Loesch Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #4
Aside from some scolding, no. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #5
If he did and they inquired of his intent/meaning... magicarpet Oct 2018 #6
Jeff Flake would say that it was an awful thing to say world wide wally Oct 2018 #7
Hasn't he pretty much said that liberal N proud Oct 2018 #8
geez bdamomma Oct 2018 #9
A few Ruthugs would say Ohiogal Oct 2018 #10
I wonder... quickesst Oct 2018 #11
When will the first journalist in the U.S. be killed as a result of Trump's inflammatory rhetoric? elocs Oct 2018 #12
There are no lines for Trump. He has crossed many and nothing happens. Hamlette Oct 2018 #13

dalton99a

(81,565 posts)
1. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "The president was using a figure of speech - for those of you in the press
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:02 PM
Oct 2018

who have taken English in high school"

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
4. I believe that the deranged gun-toting Dana Loesch
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:09 PM
Oct 2018

already said something like this in one of her noxious videos.

magicarpet

(14,160 posts)
6. If he did and they inquired of his intent/meaning...
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:12 PM
Oct 2018

He would pass it off as a National Audubon Society metaphor or cliche...

Meaning - the Puffins are breeding, bring your high powered binoculars to catch a peek. So it is open season and just the perfect time to stop by and view the beach Puffins.

Or some such contrived shit excuse of a made up bull shit story swearing his innocents. He would never conceivably think of harming or encouraging someone else to harm anyone ever !

liberal N proud

(60,339 posts)
8. Hasn't he pretty much said that
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:21 PM
Oct 2018

I mean he tells the crowd to take em out and incites them with intent filled rhetoric

bdamomma

(63,917 posts)
9. geez
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:24 PM
Oct 2018

he's been doing it, pitting Americans against Americans, and using fear, all from the dictators handbook.

quickesst

(6,280 posts)
11. I wonder...
Sun Oct 28, 2018, 01:43 AM
Oct 2018

...... If they will be ready to kill their wives, their husband, their brothers, and their children because of different political beliefs? Will they be willing to turn their wives, husband's, brothers, sisters, and children over to the government to be killed or imprisoned by the government they have pledged their loyalty to? They could refrain from doing that, and only kill strangers, but then again, their wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, and their children are strangers to other believers they do not know. I'm sure there would be people out there Iwho would do all of the above, but not widely enough to accomplish their goal. There's also something else to take into consideration. That would be the law enforcement agencies, and the military. I think martial law would be declared, weapons confiscated, and the United States put under martial law until an acceptable civilian government could be formed. Couple all that with the fact that the majority of the democratic constituency is not the Democratic Underground constituency. Believe me when I say this, there are a lot of guns in Democratic households. Enough to make it virtually impossible for right-wingers to win in any case. I'm not telling anyone this is how it will be. I am just expressing my opinion on how it would turn out.

elocs

(22,596 posts)
12. When will the first journalist in the U.S. be killed as a result of Trump's inflammatory rhetoric?
Sun Oct 28, 2018, 01:47 AM
Oct 2018

It's really only a matter of time, but Trump would claim he was blameless in it all.

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