Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’

Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’

  • @Wahots
    60•10 months ago

    Vote. And get all your friends, coworkers, and families to vote. That’s how we stop this bullshit from happening. And vote at the state and local level too. It actually can make a hell of a difference.

    I’ve voted on stuff that passed by a mere 1,250 votes, and restored bus lines that ran past my house by voting and organizing. It’s kind of amazing to see it in action.

    • @UFO64@lemmy.world
      36•10 months ago

      So here is the rub. Sit down with a true Trumper sometime, and show them these sorts of quotes. They ARE voting for this. They DO support this. They think this is the right and just thing to do.

      • @ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
        15•10 months ago

        Have you tried incessantly asking them why? It probably won’t do any good, but it’s easier & possibly more fun than entertaining their position with more thought than they may have put into getting to that position.

        • Veloxization
          18•10 months ago

          Asking others and even yourself “why?” when it comes to views is a really good thing to practise, I agree. And don’t leave it to just one layer. Ask “why?” after every single explanation and see how deep you or whoever you’re asking can get. It’s one thing to have a view and a whole another thing to know how you got to that view.

          I’ve gotten out of harmful views by using this technique and realising that the only reason I held some views was because “others told me so”, which caused me to look into things more.

          Of course this won’t work with really stubborn people but it’s a good start to make at least some people think.

        • @UFO64@lemmy.world
          10•10 months ago

          Yes. They feel it is right in general. Some have some more concrete reasons, but most just seem to feel that way.

        • @ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works
          3•10 months ago

          “Moderate conservatives” are triggered by rainbows.

          “Moderate conservatives” think the only crime is petty crime, and it’s committed only by minorities.

          “Moderate conservatives” think basic tenants of feminism are a threat to all of western society.

          “Moderate conservatives” think teaching civil rights history should be banned.

          “Moderate conservatives” need to die. We will move forward without “Moderate conservatives.”

      • @Wahots
        3•10 months ago

        It doesn’t have to be that way, haha. If we voted in great enough numbers, you’d overpower the 'mander and could rewrite the rules on how boundaries are drawn, which should be by an independent third party, NOT the parties themselves.