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In reply to the discussion: Our current government is illegitimate, it is not an administration [View all]CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)2. I'm sad to say I agree. We are the Good Germans.
Good Germans is a term referring to German citizens during and after World War II who claimed not to have supported the Nazi regime, but remained silent and did not resist in a meaningful way. The term further denotes those who claimed ignorance of the Holocaust and German war crimes. Wikipedia
Everyone of us sitting at a keyboard own part of this. But honestly, I don't have a clue what to do, other than to call Congress. And then what? Leave a message? The biggest protest in our history was the woman's march in 2017, right after the orange asshole was inaugurated. Marches since have not been nearly as large. And in the end, what good did it do? Six months after that march, my non-political friends were still NOT calling their members of Congress to complain about trying to ax the ACA.
on edit: The dems better have a Plan B cuz he'll either win by cheating or he'll question the results if he loses. He's not leaving office if he can be convicted. Yesterday I said that I give the country a 25% chance of surviving Trump/Barr/McConnell & someone responded that I was being too optimistic.
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Our current government is illegitimate, it is not an administration [View all]
onecaliberal
Aug 2019
OP
K&R, Those who push back on your discription hasn't studied how the German gov fell apart in that
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#1
Mass resistance protest. General strike. Something: what we're doing now is standing y watching
onecaliberal
Aug 2019
#10
I'm all in if there is a concerted effort. A few here and there only will harm those participating.
triron
Aug 2019
#15
THIS !!! I talked about a hyper focused boycott that would get Red Don supporting business's attenti
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#55
I still get very angry whenever the media pundits refer to Trump as "President". He is a fucking
triron
Aug 2019
#42
No. It was vote manipulation by Repukes and Russians, etc. Voter registrations and vote tabulations
triron
Aug 2019
#49
This is a total mischaracterization of what I said. Blame is totally different than cause.
triron
Aug 2019
#59