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Blue_true

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43. You were too nice to just come out and say it.

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 09:37 PM

Jan 2019

But, one time when she got upset with an instance of my stubbornness, my Mom called me a special child, and it was not meant as a compliment either.

Many of the people that call for things like street action and revolutions are the very same people who won't vote in a General election or write in or vote third party because their favored primary choice did not win, or they won't vote in midterms because very progressive policy changes were not as radical as what they wanted to see happen. So, I just ignore the fantasies about revolution and instead of raising hell in the streets, I prefer to run a business and bring about things that I think are important.

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At what point in a shutdown do people start talking coup? [View all] Girard442 Jan 2019 OP

There isn't going to be a coup. Codeine Jan 2019 #1

+++++ uppityperson Jan 2019 #3

+++++++++++++++ emulatorloo Jan 2019 #11

Thank you. Tipperary Jan 2019 #25

The coup started in November 2016.. Better believe it. pangaia Jan 2019 #27

It's pretty obvious Tumbulu Jan 2019 #61

Huh. Because it isn't possible we are in the middle of one already? MrGrieves Jan 2019 #52

There might be. I could see it happening. Joe941 Jan 2019 #54

Never say never with this presidency. Palisade Jan 2019 #65

Slippery slope fallacy bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #70

Eventually Congressional Republicans will cave and override the madman's veto manor321 Jan 2019 #2

Why would they? customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #10

Because their constituents are suffering n/t emulatorloo Jan 2019 #12

That customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #14

Or maybe they want to be re-elected, and need the votes of their constituents to acheive that emulatorloo Jan 2019 #77

Democrat constituants are probably suffering more. Joe941 Jan 2019 #56

They are too terrified of their base. Blue_true Jan 2019 #39

Republicans will cave on day 45 of shutdown! at140 Jan 2019 #4

And what would be the triggering event on that day, pray tell? customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #13

tRump is 45th president? at140 Jan 2019 #24

OK, fair enough customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #62

People are already demonstrating at McConnell's office in Kentucky. brush Jan 2019 #53

Demonstration don't phase rethugs unfortunately. Joe941 Jan 2019 #59

Agreed customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #63

Enough of them in enough cities will if this shutdown keeps going much longer. brush Jan 2019 #71

It is already longest shutdown at140 Jan 2019 #72

It was just reported on MSNBC that there are/were demonstration in New York... brush Jan 2019 #73

Do repugs even care about big cities anymore? at140 Jan 2019 #74

Patience, grasshopper. If the shutdown keeps going, so will the demonstrations... brush Jan 2019 #75

Wealthy repiggies will start losing money. murielm99 Jan 2019 #5

So then customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #17

But when the customers at the end of the food chain leftieNanner Jan 2019 #30

It took Bush II, 8 years to screw things up. Blue_true Jan 2019 #40

Some may suffer customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #64

Lol. No jberryhill Jan 2019 #6

No coup. They will, probably have start looking for new jobs still_one Jan 2019 #7

Pretty much what happened in my red county. Blue_true Jan 2019 #42

There will be Millions of People on Cha Jan 2019 #51

When Trump customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #8

There won't be a coup. There won't even be a strike by MineralMan Jan 2019 #9

As your post shows, someone will talk about it. But no one will actually do it. onenote Jan 2019 #15

I don't think there will be a coup, but we should 'be prepared'. empedocles Jan 2019 #16

That is a wildly over-exaggerated description of Codeine Jan 2019 #18

'the Business Plot', almost zero chance of actually happening . . ' is one of the empedocles Jan 2019 #37

Unfortunately that was a Coup attempt by some wealthy people. MarcA Jan 2019 #23

This 2017 Nation article may still be relevant. ariadne0614 Jan 2019 #66

It is amazing that the majority just continue to take this Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #19

"But a national strike...it would just be interesting to see how the media would cover it" BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #34

I was 11 but I do remember that Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #47

It sounds good in theory but BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #49

Don't need a national strike, one small group - TSA Dan Jan 2019 #57

Did you see my post about what would happen? BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #67

Organizing people is very, very difficult. It's easy to imagine and wish for someone else to do the WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #20

Except for a few on the internet, never? Shockingly anti-democracy stuff. Hortensis Jan 2019 #21

You were too nice to just come out and say it. Blue_true Jan 2019 #43

:) I confess that inevitably occurred to me also. Hortensis Jan 2019 #68

+1 violetpastille Jan 2019 #55

At this point, I'd settle for people talking impeachment. Paladin Jan 2019 #22

Even if he were to be impeached, the Senate would not convict. Tipperary Jan 2019 #28

Exactly. Blue_true Jan 2019 #44

I think, in some ways, it's possible he just wants this to be over too anarch Jan 2019 #29

I don't know if he wants it over. Right now the news is all-Trump, all the time. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #46

I wonder if either one of those investigations allow for a halt to whomever is being looked at? Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #26

The coup that needs to happen but probably won't is internal GOP party coup... Thomas Hurt Jan 2019 #31

Yeah, because a coup will such a smooth transition of power. What could possibly go wrong? Calista241 Jan 2019 #32

"Trump is about to declare martial law", "Trump is about to start a nuclear war" bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #33

There is an active faction of hysterics here Codeine Jan 2019 #35

"Active faction of hysterics here." Tipperary Jan 2019 #36

Reams of Americans stood in Souplines for 2 plus years and there was no revolution. Blue_true Jan 2019 #38

I wonder how long it is before states or a group of states Yeehah Jan 2019 #41

I do business with a company where one person openly said that a move from a red part of the country Blue_true Jan 2019 #45

Tanks on the WH lawn? moondust Jan 2019 #48

Plenty of Tanks already: JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #69

1) There was already a coup in 2016. Trump was installed over the democratically elected President Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #50

just imagine if an event of 9/11 magnitude happens AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #58

Trump would say see we need border security. Joe941 Jan 2019 #60

December 12, 2000 davekriss Jan 2019 #76