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[–] shani66@ani.social 159 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, yeah. He's literally threatening to kill us all.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Don't exaggerate. We dont know that he intends to kill us. Maybe the National Guard is only meant to maim or seriously injured us.

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And it's not all either. He's only going to ~~kill~~ maim the Democrats. And black people. And brown people. And LGBT people. And women. And non-Christians. So, you know, as long as you're not in one of those groups, you'll be totally fine. For now. But maybe don't get too comfortable.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Not women, republicans need them to cook, clean and produce children.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

As long as they aren't too mouthy and don't get any ideas about autonomy. So, things like driving, having a credit card or a bank account...nah. And birth control or abortion? Don't make me laugh.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago

Only the pink-haired ones, the feminists, trans-women, those with terminally complicated pregnancies, the victims of abusive husbands beating them to death, those seeking medical treatment they can't afford...

So long as you're healthy or wealthy, submissive and breedable, mindful and demure and all the other misogynistic ideas we make fun of because they shouldn't be real and serious, you'll be fine.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

So, just more than half the country, at least at first.

[–] Enoril@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When we should start to worry? When it’s too late?

Young, I couldn’t comprehend how Hitler was elected, disgraced then could come back and how the people let that happening.

Decades later, i really understand: complacency.

Someone bringing the presidency position just casually say in front of the press that he want to hurt its opponent... In public.

Imagine what he say in private, with all his yes men and psycho writer of project 2025 for example... And we know it’s not an accident, he reference hitler more than once... He is in admiration with dictators... he want to be one of them...

Yeah, please "don’t exaggerate".

Don’t learn from the history. You’re lucky he is also stupid and old...

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My comment was meant to be sarcasm. I have to laugh lest I go insane.

[–] Enoril@jlai.lu 6 points 1 month ago

Ho, sorry for my reaction

I see so many people not grasping how serious the situation is (or just saying: he’s jockiiiing) that my blood boil. Also because last summer, I saw my grandmother cry while she was remembering how she lost her sister during the first days of the WWII (killed in her house due to the bombing of the train station nearby). She was 5~6 yo and her sister 10yo. All of that because people didn’t react strongly enough to stop a party and a crazy man.

Good luck for the election

[–] Odd_so_Star_so_Odd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

A fully armed batalion to remind us of his love nonetheless.

[–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn't think it was needed. I implied that it was acceptable to maim political rivals, myself included. And I used a quote from Dobby the house elf to do it. Thought the joke was apparent.

You're right - I must have forgot this was on Lemmy. If we were on FB or something like that then not everyone would get the implied /s - but fediverse users are quite a bit better in this regard.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

Just not all at once