Will Democracy end if Republicans sweep the House & Senate?

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They're actually reasonably pleasant fellows. They get worked up when I mention that anyone with a room temperature IQ wouldn't believe this lunacy for a second, but they never stay mad. They're also all established and successful businessmen.

You're contradicting yourself to the point of ludicrosity
 

fskimospy

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You're contradicting yourself to the point of ludicrosity
I know what he means. As I've mentioned before I have a number of relatives on the eastern shore of Maryland and they have always been amazing, kind people to me. They are (well, in this case were) members of the John Birch society and thought America was being infiltrated by murderous communists.
 

pcgeek11

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According to the Q guys I chat with, the republican's are going to gain a super majority in the house and senate, then reinstate Trump as the rightful president. Trump is then going to activate the military and remove every democrat from from the Federal government.
I did ask if he was going to lead the army into Washington on his tyrannosaurs rex, the question didn't go over well.
this video is not exaggerative. The proof is in the pudding - the GQP terrorist party - over 50% of their primary nominees are election deniers aka fascists. These people are unreachable. There is no marketplace of ideas. Recognize Nazis and realize you can't talk them out of being Nazis, you'll just end up oppressed.



Two of the funniest posts of the year.
 

compcons

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Well said.
I honestly don't have a clue about how todays elections are going to go, but the end of democracy BS comes across as clutching at straws.

I am not surprised that yet again the conservatives are not seeing the writing on the wall. Hell, it isn't even writing on the wall. The GOP is not even hiding what their plans are. The SC took down Roe v. Wade and the GOP is openly saying the will make abortion a crime as a fedrral law. Social Seuriry,Medicaid, etc. are being theatened openely and if they dissappear, the same people will be surprised by it.

The GOP is systematically dismantling democracy and conservatives refuse to see it. The ray of hope is that we don't need Republicans to realize it, we just need Democratic voters to get off their asses and go vote. Voters are usually split about 50/50 but the country is predominantly liberal. If Republicans are handed defeat, it's not because people shifted, it's because people showed up to vote.
 

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I am not surprised that yet again the conservatives are not seeing the writing on the wall. Hell, it isn't even writing on the wall. The GOP is not even hiding what their plans are. The SC took down Roe v. Wade and the GOP is openly saying the will make abortion a crime as a fedrral law. Social Seuriry,Medicaid, etc. are being theatened openely and if they dissappear, the same people will be surprised by it.

The GOP is systematically dismantling democracy and conservatives refuse to see it. The ray of hope is that we don't need Republicans to realize it, we just need Democratic voters to get off their asses and go vote. Voters are usually split about 50/50 but the country is predominantly liberal. If Republicans are handed defeat, it's not because people shifted, it's because people showed up to vote.
They also want to restrict voting to election day only, which favors republicans and want the results to be announced on the night of the election.
 
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blackangst1

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Well then surely you won't mind Joe Biden kicking the tires on the whole 'throw out any electoral votes you don't like' idea.

If it doesn't work, 'meh!'. If it does work well he's dictator for life then so good luck complaining, lol.
wut
 

fskimospy

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You responded to my mention of Trump's coup attempt with 'meh'. Presumably that means you are similarly indifferent to Biden attempting the same thing, as that would only make sense.

The beauty here is if Biden fails it's not a big deal because no coup happened. If Biden succeeds it sounds like you would care then but since that means he will have seized power he probably won't care much about what you or anyone else thinks.
 

akugami

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Did Democracy end every time the Republicans have held those houses before? Of course not, as this is just a BS fearmongering narrative that only idiots buy. Anything that does not allow Democrats absolute power is a "threat to democracy". But because we are doing so well under Democrat leadership right now, (NOT), they will be routed today. People care about their pocket books, cost of living, cost of gas, cost of groceries, crime, the border, and a multitude of other things that the Democrats have utterly failed at. Abortion and January 6th are not the kitchen table interests. On the key items, the Democrats have been out of touch with their constituents and their messaging has not aligned with what the people are feeling. Keeping them in power would be to continue what we have been suffering under their leadership. It is time for the seas to change.

Democracy didn't end immediately when Hitler rose to power either, but well, look at what happened.
 

akugami

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No. Both sides are saying democracy will end if the other party wins.

meh

Always the same argument. It's always "The other side is doing it too!"

Except democrats haven't tried to stage a coup. Democrats haven't tried to file widespread baseless claims about voter fraud, in many cases, making these claims before the damn vote has even happened. Democrats haven't tried to ban books. Democrats haven't tried to disenfranchise minorities.

Don't give me that "other side does it too" nonsense.
 
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Here is what is at stake in just one state, PA. And all it takes is one swing state to do something like this to bring on the end to democracy.
 

blackangst1

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Always the same argument. It's always "The other side is doing it too!"

Except democrats haven't tried to stage a coup. Democrats haven't tried to file widespread baseless claims about voter fraud, in many cases, making these claims before the damn vote has even happened. Democrats haven't tried to ban books. Democrats haven't tried to disenfranchise minorities.

Don't give me that "other side does it too" nonsense.
Really?

Congressional Democrats introduce ‘book ban’ resolution amid nationwide censorship campaign | The Independent

Dem Rep Pleads Guilty to Mass Voter Fraud: Thousands of Dollars Paid to Crooked Judges (westernjournal.com)

Since 2001, Democrats Objected 3 Times to Electoral College Certification (dailysignal.com)
 

eikelbijter

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No. Both sides are saying democracy will end if the other party wins.

meh
You can't HONESTLY believe both sides are the same in this regard. Listen, I'm no fan of the Democrats either, and your original post was appropriate in my opinion, because they DO spread BS and should be called on it. Hell, Biden literally said if you get vaccinated you won't get Covid, all the while blaming the "others" of spreading disinformation!

But clearly, the current cadre of Republicans are trying to sabotage the American democratic system, sometimes so openly it's mind-blowing. Many, many of them are STILL saying the election Biden won was illegitimate, which is just horseshit.
 

compcons

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So you linked 3 articles:
1) Democrat's trying to stop book banning I think. That seems like a good thing.
2) A Congressman who was expelled from office in 1980 for being a criminal doing criminal shit and he was caught (yay?).
3) Dems objecting to the outcome of an election AND NOT ATTACKING THE CAPITOL WHILE DOING IT!

Excellent work.
 

blackangst1

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You can't HONESTLY believe both sides are the same in this regard. Listen, I'm no fan of the Democrats either, and your original post was appropriate in my opinion, because they DO spread BS and should be called on it. Hell, Biden literally said if you get vaccinated you won't get Covid, all the while blaming the "others" of spreading disinformation!

But clearly, the current cadre of Republicans are trying to sabotage the American democratic system, sometimes so openly it's mind-blowing. Many, many of them are STILL saying the election Biden won was illegitimate, which is just horseshit.
I never said that.
 
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