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[Sixfortyfive]

Trump in complete troll mode right now.

"I will accept the results.....IF I WIN."

I did not think this was an actual quote at first.

Geez.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

So if he doesn't get his way, he's taking his ball home huh?

 

[Savitar]

So if he doesn't get his way, he's taking his ball home huh?

No he's saying if he doesn't get his way he's going to burn down the whole damn block.

 

[benjipwns]

Uh? Where?

You might want to take a break, something happened that has caused you to go bonkers.

Uh, right at the start of the argument I was having for one?

So I know it's not legally required for a candidate to concede, but if he doesn't have any legitimate proof that the results are incorrect, can't this be considered a treasonous action and punishable?

No, he doesn't wanna die in jail. The only reason he hasn't been arrested yet is because it looks bad to arrest a candidate in the middle of an election.

How is this shit not counted as sedition? Seriously, how?

Frankly, because with any grasp of republics of the past and how they died, it's hard not to read this as treasonous. Quite possibly treasonous to the point that someone actually stands up and does something about it, as opposed to, you know, the relatively "minor" acts of sedition he's been guilty of up to this point.

Refusal to accept the democratic process is contrary to the idea of democracy itself. If his followers act on that, and he is judged as having colluded with them (as is becoming increasingly likely) or providing support, he exposes himself to a federal death sentence.

Sadly, even if he was put to death for treason, the scars on our republic would be unavoidable. As soon as he opts out of accepting the results of a democratic election and isn't immediately denounced and shunned entirely by society as a whole, the damage has been done.

I hope that the FBI and National Guard are prepared to respond and arrest Trump and his followers if there is even one incident of violence when he loses. We have to show a message that demagogues will not be tolerated.

It's sad that, not only won't Trump ever see something like a sedition charge

Not to mention all the people fantasizing about and hopeful there will be widespread violence so it can be put down. And all the people handwaving away the lack of violence by these crazies four years ago when a black man stole the election because something something Trump is magic. Not to mention just the general hysterics about the end of the republic.

Yeah, I need to go ly down. For a dirt nap.

Spoiler

Or Civ VI, whichever comes first.

 

[kmax]

ops wrong thread!