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[–] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago

Yeah I get that the purpose of that Illinois election law was anti-Communist political posturing, but even if we can't bar him for being affiliated with a group intent on overthrowing the government, it should lend credence to him being an insurrectionist in the other cases currently in the courts or for new challenges in states, as applicable.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 11 months ago

he's broken every oath he's ever taken, no reason to waste the effort

[–] djasee 63 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He is America's Mussolini. He just was too dumb to even get as far as Mussolini did

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

More like Hitler I think. Mussolini offered to crush ongoing communist and anarchist revolts to secure order for the ruling elite and they were happy to give him the power. Hitler got into office democratically by leveraging an economic crisis and then used loopholes and violence to secure a role as dictator.

[–] Lauchs 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] blanketswithsmallpox 5 points 11 months ago

Fat BO bad breath smelling bitch.*

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago

Oh shit I thought this sub was c/theonion making an article on what crazy thing Trump would do. Damn

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Because he's already tried and failed to overthrow the government

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Even if he did, I feel like his stance on oathkeeping is simillar to Russia...

[–] Son_of_dad 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm conflicted cause this oath is a remnant of McCarthyism

[–] pozbo 30 points 11 months ago

I'm conflicted because trump is a remnant of the turd reich

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, he's a fascist. They're not synonyms.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

The above post is sarcasm based on the original purpose of the oath.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

preeeetty sure they're joking since the reason trump is in this situation is an anti communist law

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago