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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnybody worried about violence after trump loses?
It doesn't seem like his supporters are going to take that ass kicking lying down. Is there a chance that they will turn to violence after he loses or am I just paranoid?
malaise
(269,054 posts)during Thanksgiving weekend
marybourg
(12,633 posts)violence. Police will be on alert for it.
niyad
(113,348 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)SWAT teams will deal with them like me mowing my yard.
If they come out. And I do not at all think it likely.
Jason1961
(413 posts)I've seen plenty of Trump Supporters and I think they're all capable of violence
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)But most of his supporters are just people who live regular lives
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Aside from the long-term issues of slavery, the match thrown into the gasoline was Abraham Lincoln's election. The Drumpfucks of the day, aka the Southerners/Confederates, didn't like the outcome of a fair election, so they started shooting.
You want my opinion: If the wingnuts get violent, I'm all for using maximum force and coming down on them like a ton of bricks. Make an example of 'em.
Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)I have a closet full of rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Yes, liberals fight back.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Lincoln was not even on the ballot in southern states. Not that it mattered.
There is no useful comparison between that time and now. If all the slaves had actually been voting citizens with guns, nothing would have happened. They were the majority in SC and MS as they almost are now.
All this talk about a civil war is just silly. I have friends and coworkers who are voting for Trump. Some of them would take up arms to preserve the union if there were some revolt against the election results. The nuts are just the loud fringe.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)I think his fatass white voters are mostly cowards.
Ms.Lib
(131 posts)Any excuse to wear camouflage & play with their guns, completely oblivious to how ridiculous they look.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)They're mostly cowardly blowhards that run at the sound of a loud car backfire. Did you see the reaction to the phony gun incedent the other day ? There was a run on toilet paper shortly afterwards.
Lefthacker
(264 posts)The people that support that asshole are just like him by
threatening all sorts of things but it's just bluster and bullshit. He portrays himself as a tough guy in reality he hides behind lame ass lawsuits and threats.
Now, there might be a isolated incident where a couple of lone nut jobs try something but I don't see widespread violence. The overwhelming majority of Americans, which
includes voters on both sides just want this election to end.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)canetoad
(17,169 posts)In fact I think it will be a landslide for HRC and even the thickest of the deplorables will see how outnumbered they are and be too chicken to try anything.
kristopher
(29,798 posts)...but I'm going to try very hard to hold myself back if some a&%hole, braindead Trump voter gets in my face.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Kinda inevitable at this point.
Let us just hope the military sits it out.
sakabatou
(42,158 posts)In other places... I dunno
qdouble
(891 posts)Despite Trump's lies, America is not a shit hole and Trump supporters don't have it bad.... so there's no reason for any wide revolt.
Mendocino
(7,495 posts)go into hiding. I'm serious.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)I think the media will fan the flames and distort it.
It will happen again in Jan after the inauguration
Trump will not condemn it & will dog whistle up more hate
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Not in the least.
Bear Creek
(883 posts)They were all discussing that they need to carry their guns with them everywhere. One of the women was afraid to go to the grocery store. They were talking about some gun holder that fits at waist band. They live in some alternative universe, they talk about here like it is some war zone and yet it is safer now than 50 yrs ago.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Jarqui
(10,126 posts)out of them because it will be deflating.
The deadheads will see the score Clinton 320 to Trump 218 or so and most will realize he got beat pretty bad.
The odd whackjob may cause some trouble but I do not see thousands and thousands of armed rioters or something like that.
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)Please don't let any Trump Supporters into your country... You'll be sorry!!
Heeeeers Johnny
(423 posts)Last edited Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:43 PM - Edit history (2)
There will be riots/violence regardless of who wins or loses.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)All this civil war, uprising stuff sound like something I would read at right wing sites.
Could there be scattered outburst of violence, of course.
Are some of the Trump supporters unhinged, undoubtedly. But so are some of the hard left...need I name a certain website?
But I know Trump voters and am friends with 2. They do not love him but are so sealed in their white privilege they truly cannot see the racism he spews. None of them would even dream of taking up arms against their neighbors when Trump loses. On the contrary, the 2 I know who own guns would, if necessity required, take up their arms to preserve the results of the election. But since we are all in our 50's all this talk is just bullshit.
This a reality based website. There will be no grand uprising.
Now, if I am wrong...well at least I went down as an optimist!
Have a great election day tomorrow.
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)will be on the inter tubes. No boggy ...
trof
(54,256 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I know some folks who believe that HRC is the devil incarnate. People who think
that it will be their patriotic duty to start something, whatever it is I don't think
they know. But local police or, if necessary, National Guard will straighten their
kinks out in a hurry.
I don't think they will know where to strike out at. But they'll be "righteously"
indignant and well armed.
ecstatic
(32,712 posts)will stand down and accept the result.
randome
(34,845 posts)But it will be an inept and short-lived 'rebellion', scarcely deserving of the name.
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AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Took office and there was always a little fear some lunatic would try and hurt him. Nothing ever came about it. THANK GOD! MAYBE that is why all those white men are so angry. They are frustrated and need better coping mechanisms...like turn hate radio OFF AND quit watching Faux.
Hey, one can hope....
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)a few lone wolves, but most Trumpanzees in general will just grumble for a while and then not do anything. They talk a big game, but they don't want to go to jail.
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)will erupt (vandals) but for the most part, our country will be fine. Like it has been.
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)I'm more afraid of a Dylann Roof type shooting or the one where the female students were killed in Montreal in the late 80s.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)These guys cant go to Applebees without a gun. They would shit their pants if they had a special forces team coming at them.
drray23
(7,633 posts)You may have a few deranged ones who may try something but that wont go far. I am sure the authorities can handle it.
I mean, the same thing was said after President Obama was elected and we did not have any riots. As far as people getting in your face, best to ignore them. Of course, I have a slight advantage there. I am 6.7", not many people can get in my face.
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)There are folks who are full enough of piss and vinegar right now to actually take physical action. But Der Orangenfuehrer will be saddened that his modern-day brownshirts will mostly stay home and do their pissing and moaning from behind the keyboard.
FreeStateDemocrat
(2,654 posts)Emilybemily
(204 posts)I am.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)They have been worked up into a rage by the "IT'S RIGGED!!!" bullshit.