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Is the Left version of the Tea Party going to be called "The Resistance" now?
Protests against Trump in NYC and other cities
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Is the Left version of the Tea Party going to be called "The Resistance" now?
legacyzero
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And this was the biggest problem here IMO. Bernie supporters being shouted down to the point they wouldn't even participate in threads. It's a shame. And this is what it all came down to.
Yeah the mods are gonna have an interesting time sorting out the new ban rules. Right now its political talk and emotions are high, but hate speech will soon be more accepted. Recruitment going into overdrive at the KKK im sure.
I understand such frustration, particularly given that Hillary won the popular vote. Since the system is structured so that only the electoral vote counts, however, that means that America had its chance to show the world that it was better than that, yet ultimately failed spectacularly.
Protesting will give people the opportunity to vent, but Trump will still be President, and the GOP will have absolute control of all three branches of government because enough voters decided to act like children who didn't want to eat their vegetables.
Yes and they get votes equal to their population. All the EC does is ensure each state gets to vote for the candidate they want based on their population. If you feel like some of the state don't have the votes equal to their population then that is a completely different discussion. But the EC ensures the vote for each state is separate and represents their unique circumstances. Just because you have better weather shouldn't mean you run the show.
『Inaba Resident』;223885038 said:
Yes. Cause there is no conceivable way at all that this could make a difference in 4 years. People need to extend their views of change to include a longer time line than what will it do for me this week though.
yanipheonu
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This isn't true.
7DollarHagane
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Resistance against a us president. This is a new one. Even the anti-obama crazies didn't act like this in 2008.
They have the right to protest but honestly if there had been some of these protests before election day or on election day they probably could have won and got people out to vote.
They have the right to protest but honestly if there had been some of these protests before election day or on election day they probably could have won and got people out to vote.
Kirye
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I never said I was out protesting, but rather I responded to the poster telling people to essentially "get over it". It's not that simple. I have no issue with people being out there protesting as long as it doesn't get violent. I'm saying I can understand the fear people are feeling right now.
This isn't just a situation of "Oh well we lost, better luck next time!".
Please stop with the bullshit! The votes have been counted and we liberals lost! Im from Southwest Virginia. I know first hand how the far left basically calls us rural liberals inbreed, slack jaws, redneck and uneducated voters. But those people will never understand what its like to live in Giles county VA!
everyday math
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If dems were smart they would use this as a restart
Peaceful protest can do a lot of things but changing the presidential election is not one of them.
I understand. It just seems like an odd response to the situation since protesting the election results will literally do nothing. Usually a protest can achieve things by forcing people in power to pay attention and decide to change course. However they are not going to be able to block Trump becoming president unless they literally try to start a revolution.
apocaliptic
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Your comment incite violence. It doesn't matter republican or democrat, the republicans won a democratic election in e democratic country. If you don't like the result, then you are against the democracy and pro anarchy.
smokeandmirrors
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Why would it? He won according to the rules we've used for elections since the beginning, and these protestors are all from blue states - states that Trump doesn't really care about (and would likely screw just out of spite). He will have the full backing of Congress and will do whatever they want. Protesting is perfectly fine; just don't expect it to result in anything.
Also, I guarantee that ZERO red state electors are going to vote against Trump. Republicans are better at falling in line than anyone else.
DontBeThatGuy
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I mean, are any of these protests taking place in those states?
Fuck that shit. How many fucking times have you seen puppets of Obama hanging? If they can do it to him, we can do it to Dump.
Demonstrating and standing up to a fucked up and corrupt system is the ALT-RIGHT?!
Jesus. Some people.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Children of Liberty (play on Sons of Liberty) would be a nice tit for tat for the Tea Party.
the president elect pondered the possibility of second amendment types taking care of his competition on a national stage.
seriously? now you're worried about democracy because of constitutionally protected protest?
lmao, poor diablos. Nope, that's quite protected under the first amendment. I know you love a fascist fuckwad, but he hasn't invalided the constitution just yet.
ãInaba Residentã
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I could have worded it better. I was a bit hasty to post. What I intended to say was that the most important time to do this was before he actually won. I didn't mean to state or imply that people shouldn't do it at all.
He was advocating to do the same thing the repubs were doing to Obama and He's right.
The dems need to fight tooth and nail to stop donald's hate being implemented
He lost it by like five million votes.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Seattle.
I want one of those signs. They are good.
Banana Aeon
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Let the resistance be heard. Hopefully this leads to an actual liberal party forming.
I'm tired of this soft bullshit. There should be no unity, especially for a hate mongering white nationalist. I'm not conceding my race to make you comfortable. We can make sure this never happens again, during the midterms.
I'm tired of this soft bullshit. There should be no unity, especially for a hate mongering white nationalist. I'm not conceding my race to make you comfortable. We can make sure this never happens again, during the midterms.
OdysseusVA
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Good to know the shit stains on this forum continue to out themselves
Vestal
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2008 was a landslide of tectonic proportions. This was a fucking squeaker if you look at the vote totals in each state. That didn't stop the Republicans from blocking every single fucking thing that the Democrats tried to pass.
7DollarHagane
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Trump was no less of a threat 3 months ago or 3 weeks ago or 3 days ago. That's what's frustrating about all this anger. Where was it when it mattered? Now you're going to try to resist a president elect? See how that goes over.
CrocMother
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Why does his comment "incite violence"? I don't see any mention of encouraging violent acts.
If they win on an anti-constitutional platform, who really is threatening democracy?
Democracy needs to defend itself against these attacks.
Hierophant
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nah dude we just gotta sit back and take racial abuse
Godzilla's Left Toe
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Nah it's all good.
B
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The Resistance resisted to vote.
No dude I'm saying the people critiscizing the protestors are the alt-right.
How does protesting incite violence? I will not go silent into the night and neither will the rest of us who stood against the orange fascist. He will hear our screams till the day he slinks off into the dark abyss from which he came from.
All these cities went to Clinton.
I doubt these protesters actually expect to prevent the transfer of power. It is instead a symbolic showing of severe dissatisfaction both to minorities and to countries abroad.
yanipheonu
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... Democracy might actually be in trouble. And I'm not singling out the left. Let's be honest, this shit would be happening with the Right too.
People are clearly losing faith in elections on both sides.
And yeah that's problematic as fuck. But the elections clearly are providing upsetting results. Electoral reform might be necessary just to lower the discontent of the people if this keeps up.
People are clearly losing faith in elections on both sides.
And yeah that's problematic as fuck. But the elections clearly are providing upsetting results. Electoral reform might be necessary just to lower the discontent of the people if this keeps up.
DontBeThatGuy
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Man, people got complacent, no one expected this fucker to win, and that includes his own campaign. (and besides, he's been protested a ton throughout this election year)
Vestal
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The fuck are you talking about? This is Democracy at its fucking finest. This is the right of every single fucking person in this country to voice their complaints. Nothing is more important in a Democracy. If you want quiet or forceful obedience move somewhere else.
I didn't vote, but I wasn't going to vote for Clinton so...
And you'll never understand what it's like to be a black man that fears being thrown in jail the color of his skin. And you'll never understand what it's like to be a lesbian in love and being told your love is against the will of god. etc etc etc.
This movement right now is looks like the Democrats/Liberals vs. Trump. But I suspect that this forms and molds into a people vs. the system that allowed Trump to be elected. Atleast that's my hope. But at the end of the day, we don't even get that chance until something like this is sparked.
baxter2231
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Based off what a poster put up there is one in Philly. Though there is probably more than what that poster put up.
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