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jpak

(41,757 posts) Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:20 PM Jan 2019

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May I suggest Black Arm Bands if Trump declares his dictatorship?

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Until he is removed from office.

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May I suggest Black Arm Bands if Trump declares his dictatorship? (Original Post) jpak Jan 2019 OP

I'm not sure we want to mark ourselves for the Trumpzis NutmegYankee Jan 2019 #1

Well maybe they will be in for a rude surprise - we are the majority jpak Jan 2019 #2

History is filled with examples of a minority controlling a majority through violence. NutmegYankee Jan 2019 #3

America is still the Home of the Brave to me jpak Jan 2019 #5

Not everywhere. I live in Texas. Shell_Seas Jan 2019 #6

My vote goes for slowly building guillotines on the National Mall NightWatcher Jan 2019 #4

+ 1111111 .... I'll help. KPN Jan 2019 #7

I prefer pitchforks and torches Cousin Dupree Jan 2019 #8

black arm bands??? bdamomma Jan 2019 #9

Hold a 3 day general strike Ferryboat Jan 2019 #10

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

1. I'm not sure we want to mark ourselves for the Trumpzis

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:25 PM

Jan 2019

It could get very ugly very fast.

jpak

(41,757 posts)

2. Well maybe they will be in for a rude surprise - we are the majority

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:29 PM

Jan 2019

They are the minority.

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

3. History is filled with examples of a minority controlling a majority through violence.

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:31 PM

Jan 2019

And some of these people are ready to explode.

jpak

(41,757 posts)

5. America is still the Home of the Brave to me

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:35 PM

Jan 2019

The Brave will prevail.

Thugs?

Not so much.

Shell_Seas

(3,333 posts)

6. Not everywhere. I live in Texas.

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:44 PM

Jan 2019

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

4. My vote goes for slowly building guillotines on the National Mall

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:34 PM

Jan 2019

KPN

(15,643 posts)

7. + 1111111 .... I'll help.

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:46 PM

Jan 2019

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

8. I prefer pitchforks and torches

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:51 PM

Jan 2019

bdamomma

(63,845 posts)

9. black arm bands???

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 05:57 PM

Jan 2019

you see what he is doing to government workers??? he is also gutting federal departments including like the Defense department, we are sitting ducks, this guy is a dangerous threat to all of us.

If he is going to declare an emergency which is only in his mind. fucking delusional. He's doing this for his fucking white supremacist base.

Ferryboat

(922 posts)

10. Hold a 3 day general strike

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2019, 07:58 PM

Jan 2019

Hold a nationwide general strike. Exempt essential personal such as police, medical personal. The only general strike in the US occurred in 1919 in Seattle. Lasted 5 days.
Would be hard to organize on short notice but perhaps hold it in the spring?

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