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Totally not an ominous or fucked up to say when blue states are absolutely recoiling in horror at the fucking disgrace of a president he is /s

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[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

MAGA against who exactly? There don't seem to be many high ranking Democrats willing to call out Trump on his bullshit, and none willing or capable of leading an actual separatist movement or insurrection. They're actually even more subdued and helpless than they were in 2017.

I'd love to be wrong but I'm calling it now; when (blue) "states' rights" get de facto dissolved and/or their midterm elections are obviously rigged, they will buckle silently and proceed with a Peaceful Transition Of Power™. Maybe their attorneys will send a Strongly Worded Letter to the Trump-appointed federal judges in charge of their case, but that's about all the political violence the American Left has an appetite for.

States being stripped of their independence is exactly what happened to Germany in the '30s and I don't see why the U.S. would suddenly deviate from the script. Your country is way too morally bankrupt to even entertain the idea of a popular uprising.

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Since you don't live here, it's easy to talk shit from across the pond, gauging reactions from news clips and the limitations of what the internet shows you. Get some popcorn, because shit's about to get live.