Republican calls for ‘civil war’ if Trump loses
Republican calls for ‘civil war’ if Trump loses
Ohio sate senator makes comment at rally hosted by Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance
A Republican state senator has called for “civil war” if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November.
George Lang, an Ohio politician, made the comment as he introduced JD Vance at his first solo campaign event since becoming Trump’s running mate.
After taking to the stage fist-raised and shouting Trump’s post-shooting battle cry “Fight! Fight!”, Mr Lang warned of an existential threat facing Americans. He declared in front of a large, heated crowd in Ohio: “We are in the fight for the soul of our nation… for our kids, for our grandkids, it is a fight we can never imagine.
“I believe wholeheartedly, Donald Trump and Butler County’s JD Vance are the last chance to save our country. Politically, I’m afraid if we lose this one, it’s going to take a civil war to save the country.”
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Bullfuckingshit. I said it when Trump was shot at, and I'll keep saying it: only ONE party has been ramping up the rhetoric for violence, and it sure as fuck isn't coming from Democrats. These morons obviously don't care if they get shot at again, because it's not in their minds that they are causing the problem.
This is their M.O. though:
- Identify a target to rant about
- Call for violence
- Say you're TOTALLY FUCKING SERIOUS THIS TIME
- Apologize and act like that's enough, knowing what you said will stick with the crowd, but the Democrats aren't going to call bullshit.
Here's a thought: Biden uses his last 6 months of King Powers granted by the SC to put everyone of these fuckers in jail by Executive Order on sedition and treason charges, backing it up by making it an "Official Act" since Trump was shot at, and these assholes are trying to get more people shot at. That'll shut them the fuck up.
I was saying that after Jan 6.
Historically speaking, not purging your opposition after an attempted coup or change of power is one of the dumbest decisions you can make, second only to putting/leaving the opposition in positions of power and also making them your successor.
In American history, we saw it with Lincoln, resulting in his assassination and the end of reconstruction, and less dramatically, we saw it when Obama (and more recently Biden) left like half of Bush's appointees in power, who immediately use their power to sabotage the administration.
Executive orders not needed, there are actually crimes they can be charged with but for the federalist society plant running DOJ
Call your Senators and Representatives and give them an earful about this. If they shrug you off or they are on the side of those calling for civil war, then let other gov't officials know.
We collectively need to stop allowing these shit lords from getting away with putting the idea of war against each other into the minds of those that otherwise know it's wrong but just follow groupthink
One minor, but important distinction:
Yes, the alt right and Republicans generally have been ramping up violent rhetoric. They broke the social contract and thus are no longer covered by it.
They are now valid targets of violence.
It's a subtle distinction but important one and one we on the left must be careful to employ because the Alt-right will use any violence against them and will respond in kind.
I mean, you're totally right until the last paragraph. I don't think Biden locking them up by executive order would shut them up. I think it's more likely that would spark the civil war they're so desperate to have. They're like Kyle Rittenhouse, just waiting for an excuse to shoot a leftist.
Sorry, it doesn't read with inflection properly I guess. I guess just every time some random trying to curry favor with Trump calls for violence or a Civil War, that there should be punishment. Seems Biden can do that now milli-vanilli, and he should use it for some good.
Will Biden be doing the lip-syncing in this situation or is he the actual band?
That and the Supreme Court gets to decide what king powers are legal, and who gets to exercise it. And its not Biden
I see people constantly saying that democracy will end, there wont be elections again, they will do all kinds of evil things, etc. How is that not ramping up rhetoric for violence?
Trump has specifically said these things. The Project 2025 psychos have said these things. Those are threats. Therefore, that is a threat to democracy, and democracy ending. So again, it's only coming from one side, the MAGA clowns.
So how then how does your team claiming democracy will end if they win not ramp up rhetoric for violence?
I have no idea what this even means...
If Trump is orange Hitler then it would be good stop him by any means necessary. If your claim is "If Trump takes power that will end democracy" how is that not rhetoric for violence?
Because the Democrats aren't out there saying "HEY, WE NEED A FUCKING CIVIL WAR AND TO START KILLING PEOPLE WHO ARENT ON BOARD WITH OUR NAZI V2 BULLSHIT!", those are Trump's cronies saying this shit.
The Democrats are out there saying to show up and vote.
Big fucking difference, and the pedantry of your question says you're trying to troll, or completely ignorant at best if you can't tell the difference on your own. WTF.
So the rhetoric does not increase violence just as long as you agree with it?
Do you know what the word "rhetoric" means? You really are not using it correctly. Which means you don't understand what you're even talking about.
Sure and if you believe that trump is going to "END DEMOCRACY!!!" and "THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ELECTION!!!!!!!!", then you believe the propaganda.
He has literally threatened to install himself as a dictator, stop elections he doesn't think are "fair" (whatever isn't going his way), remove the two-term limit, bomb cities he doesn't like, take political prisoners, execute political prisoners, have public executions for people he feels deserve.
He has said these things out loud with his own mouth, and in stupid social media posts.
Responding to that very real threat directly from him isn't "rhetoric". If you want to act like none of this has happened, you go right on ahead, but the simple fact still is: ONLY ONE PARTY HAS BEEN HYPING VIOLENCE, AND IT'S NOT THE DEMOCRATS.
Have a pleasant evening crying into your MAGA merch you were grifted into buying. Wipe those tears with your $40 MAGA handkerchief, and rest your head on your $100 MAGA pillow. Sucker.