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Anybody worried about violence after trump loses? (Original Post) luckylefty77 Nov 2016 OP
Most of the violence over Groper Don the Con will be among families malaise Nov 2016 #1
I agree Jim Beard Nov 2016 #21
Ther'll probably be some scattered marybourg Nov 2016 #2
stupid, braindead "militia"--meet the national guard. niyad Nov 2016 #3
There will be no national guard GulfCoast66 Nov 2016 #26
Very Jason1961 Nov 2016 #4
Me too shenmue Nov 2016 #8
There may be some Trumpofacists upaloopa Nov 2016 #6
Not unprecedented, remember the 1861 election. backscatter712 Nov 2016 #7
I am the only one in town with a Hillary sign but like the goons Jim Beard Nov 2016 #22
But remember how different the times were GulfCoast66 Nov 2016 #31
No edhopper Nov 2016 #9
It wouldn't surprise me Ms.Lib Nov 2016 #10
Yes, you're paranoid. jaysunb Nov 2016 #11
No I'm not. Lefthacker Nov 2016 #12
+1, agreed. n/t FSogol Nov 2016 #14
Yep. Overwhelming majority will be the key canetoad Nov 2016 #19
A little bit... kristopher Nov 2016 #15
Worried? No. There will be violence. AngryAmish Nov 2016 #16
Not where I live sakabatou Nov 2016 #18
No. Any violence will be minimal. qdouble Nov 2016 #20
Melania should Mendocino Nov 2016 #23
I'm more concerned about violence if he wins world wide wally Nov 2016 #24
Yes very much so GusBob Nov 2016 #25
Nah, most of them are cowards and will just curl up in a fetal position. tonyt53 Nov 2016 #27
No, I'm not. cwydro Nov 2016 #28
At work Bear Creek Nov 2016 #29
I can not control idiots, so I am not going to worry about it. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2016 #30
I am worried we might not have enough violins jberryhill Nov 2016 #33
I think she's going to kick his sorry arse so hard, it will take most of the spunk Jarqui Nov 2016 #34
Dear Canadians..... yuiyoshida Nov 2016 #35
It's going to be like a Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons/LA Lakers championship game Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2016 #36
Please people. GulfCoast66 Nov 2016 #38
Most of the violence obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2016 #39
yes trof Nov 2016 #42
I'm not worried but I'm pretty sure there will be violence. panader0 Nov 2016 #43
I'm laying low Wednesday, at least until it's clear that all the GA militias ecstatic Nov 2016 #44
There may be one, perhaps two, instances of yahoos marching around with their guns. randome Nov 2016 #45
I don't think it will be anything to worry about. I remember when Obama AgadorSparticus Nov 2016 #47
There might be Jamaal510 Nov 2016 #48
I think that some pockets of violence Dorian Gray Nov 2016 #49
I don't think there would be rioting on a mass scale maryellen99 Nov 2016 #50
No Soxfan58 Nov 2016 #51
I doubt it. most trump supporters are bullies. drray23 Nov 2016 #52
I'd guess there will be some. The Genealogist Nov 2016 #53
The mean-spirited deploarables will focus their hate on impeachment. FreeStateDemocrat Nov 2016 #54
Yes Emilybemily Nov 2016 #55
I'm worried, too. Odin2005 Nov 2016 #56

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
26. There will be no national guard
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:13 PM
Nov 2016

SWAT teams will deal with them like me mowing my yard.

If they come out. And I do not at all think it likely.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
7. Not unprecedented, remember the 1861 election.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:20 PM
Nov 2016

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)
22. I am the only one in town with a Hillary sign but like the goons
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:57 PM
Nov 2016

I have a closet full of rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Yes, liberals fight back.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
31. But remember how different the times were
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:18 PM
Nov 2016

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.

Ms.Lib

(131 posts)
10. It wouldn't surprise me
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:25 PM
Nov 2016

Any excuse to wear camouflage & play with their guns, completely oblivious to how ridiculous they look.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
11. Yes, you're paranoid.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:25 PM
Nov 2016

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)
12. No I'm not.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:27 PM
Nov 2016

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.

canetoad

(17,169 posts)
19. Yep. Overwhelming majority will be the key
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:45 PM
Nov 2016

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)
15. A little bit...
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:32 PM
Nov 2016

...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)
16. Worried? No. There will be violence.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:33 PM
Nov 2016

Kinda inevitable at this point.

Let us just hope the military sits it out.

qdouble

(891 posts)
20. No. Any violence will be minimal.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:51 PM
Nov 2016

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.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
25. Yes very much so
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:13 PM
Nov 2016

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

Bear Creek

(883 posts)
29. At work
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:14 PM
Nov 2016

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.

Jarqui

(10,126 posts)
34. I think she's going to kick his sorry arse so hard, it will take most of the spunk
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:20 PM
Nov 2016

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.

Heeeeers Johnny

(423 posts)
36. It's going to be like a Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons/LA Lakers championship game
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:27 PM
Nov 2016

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)
38. Please people.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:28 PM
Nov 2016

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.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
43. I'm not worried but I'm pretty sure there will be violence.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:05 PM
Nov 2016

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)
44. I'm laying low Wednesday, at least until it's clear that all the GA militias
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:13 PM
Nov 2016

will stand down and accept the result.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
45. There may be one, perhaps two, instances of yahoos marching around with their guns.
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:14 PM
Nov 2016

But it will be an inept and short-lived 'rebellion', scarcely deserving of the name.
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AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
47. I don't think it will be anything to worry about. I remember when Obama
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:50 PM
Nov 2016

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)
48. There might be
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:38 AM
Nov 2016

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)
49. I think that some pockets of violence
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 07:00 AM
Nov 2016

will erupt (vandals) but for the most part, our country will be fine. Like it has been.

maryellen99

(3,789 posts)
50. I don't think there would be rioting on a mass scale
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 07:07 AM
Nov 2016

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)
51. No
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 07:21 AM
Nov 2016

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)
52. I doubt it. most trump supporters are bullies.
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 07:24 AM
Nov 2016

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)
53. I'd guess there will be some.
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 07:32 AM
Nov 2016

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.

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