robosmith Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Robert Reich explains "Americans are coming together to defeat Trump’s fascism" Quote Friends, One of the few advantages of being as conspicuous as I am is that many people come up to me whom I don’t know, to give me their views about what’s happening in America — as if I’m a free-floating focus group. Yesterday morning, I was at a restaurant counter finishing my breakfast when a middle-aged man sat down next to me, turned to me, and said, “I don’t want to intrude.” “I’ve been a life-long Republican,” he said, “but the events of the past weeks have caused me to leave the Republican Party.” “I’m happy to hear that,” I said with a smile and turned to finish my breakfast. “I’m from New Hampshire, and many of my Republican friends are leaving the party, too,” he said. “Minneapolis was the last straw.” I put down my fork and turned toward him again. “I assume you’re talking about the behavior of ICE and Border Patrol agents there, and the killings?” “All terrible, of course,” he said, shaking his head. “But what really finished me were the lies — Noem. Miller, Bovino, Vance, Trump.” He frowned. “They all lied through their teeth. I saw the video! They’re a pack of liars.” I agreed and then turned back to my breakfast, explaining that I had to finish to get to an appointment. But his words stuck with me. There are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis. Two different tipping points for America. The first is to see the nation tipping more deeply toward Trump’s fascist police state. ICE and the Border Patrol have now become vehicles of state terror. They’re engaged in extrajudicial executions with apparent impunity. This tipping began with Trump’s purging of federal prosecutors who tried to hold him accountable for his attempted coup. It continued with his pardons of the January 6 rioters, his pardons of his allies and wealthy friends, his criminal prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, and the criminal investigation of Jerome Powell. Now, we’re at full tilt. Trump’s inadequately trained, trigger-happy goons — outfitted with guns, pepper spray, and riot gear — have been bullying, beating, and murdering the residents of Minneapolis. The regime refuses to allow Minnesota to investigate the killings, won’t criminally investigate the shooters, makes wildly false accusations about the victims, and claims that federal agents responsible for the killings have total immunity from prosecution. But there’s a second way to see what’s happening in Minnesota — a tipping point of a different kind. The fellow from New Hampshire who sat next to me at breakfast this morning typifies it. It’s America tipping toward mass revulsion of Trump and the people around him. His latest lies and those of his surrounding sycophants are so blatant and disgusting that some Republicans, like my breakfast companion, are abandoning the GOP altogether. Americans are coming together to defeat Trump’s fascism, just as they’ve come together in Minneapolis. Not just demonstrating — but also participating in neighborhood watches, standing guard outside a local mosque during Friday prayers, sending out encrypted messages about where agents are lurking, and taking videos of ICE’s atrocities and sharing them widely. I hear from friends and former students in Minneapolis about an extraordinary outpouring of cooperation and mutual aid. They’re organizing deliveries of food and other necessities to families afraid to leave their homes, picking up groceries for immigrant families, driving vulnerable families to doctor’s appointments, and taking immigrant kids to school. One friend tells me he’s lived in Minneapolis for 40 years and has never felt the city as closely bound together. “I think we’ve discovered the real meaning of community,” he writes. A former student says that despite the subzero weather, he and everyone he knows have been involved in organizing — both against ICE and for one another. “This goes far deeper than a protest,” he says. “It’s a new way to live here.” This upwelling isn’t limited to Minneapolis. I’m hearing from friends and former students across America who are seeing something similar where they live. “You wouldn’t believe how this community has come together,” writes an old friend from Portland, Maine. “I’ve lived here for more than 20 years and don’t recall a time when we felt as united.” Both tipping points may be true: We’re tipping toward Trump’s fascist police state at the same time we’re tipping toward a new era of community and solidarity. The latter is the consequence of the former. I don’t buy the predictions of a second civil war. I think Americans are better than that. If polls are to be believed, most oppose the way Trump has been implementing his immigration policies. Most don’t accept his fascist police state. As the nation shudders on the edge of his police state, we’re gaining stronger unity against it and taking more responsibility for the well-being of each other. In the darkness of Trump, we’re finding the light of America. 1 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Robert is a LIAR and he is LYING. Unlike Robert, I have actual facts: https://www.sos.nh.gov/party-registration-history-1970-2025 Since Nov 2023, Republicans have gained 50,000 voters on the registry while democrats only gained 4,000. Since earlier this year reps, dems and indies have all lost 4000 voters each. There is no R mass exodus. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
robosmith Posted January 29 Author Report Posted January 29 33 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: Robert is a LIAR and he is LYING. Unlike Robert, I have actual facts: https://www.sos.nh.gov/party-registration-history-1970-2025 Since Nov 2023, Republicans have gained 50,000 voters on the registry while democrats only gained 4,000. Since earlier this year reps, dems and indies have all lost 4000 voters each. There is no R mass exodus. IN New Hampshire MAYBE. Many leaving a Party don't change their registration IMMEDIATELY. Duh But you're dishonestly pretending NH is representative of the NATION when it's NOT. 🤮 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 1 minute ago, robosmith said: IN New Hampshire MAYBE. Many leaving a Party don't change their registration IMMEDIATELY. Duh But you're dishonestly pretending NH is representative of the NATION when it's NOT. 🤮 RR brought up NH, not me. I just disproved his claim. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
robosmith Posted January 29 Author Report Posted January 29 3 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: RR brought up NH, not me. I just disproved his claim. Reich ONLY related the story of a man who sat next to him at a diner in NH. He said NOTHING about NH voters in general, LIAR. Your pretenses are as INVALID as your assumption that people go out and change their registrations quickly. Quote
West Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Robo believes that Americans are embracing communism 😆. 30 ish years later he believes that the USSR has won the Cold War. Sad Quote
robosmith Posted January 29 Author Report Posted January 29 1 minute ago, West said: Robo believes that Americans are embracing communism 😆. 30 ish years later he believes that the USSR has won the Cold War. Sad West ALWAYS ^LYING about what others "believe." LMAO Quote
Politics1990 Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 obiviously they are the public is turning on ice his numbers have been in the dump for months on almost everything and only getting worse. and once he loses the 2026 midterms he will be a little lame ducky Quote
Hodad Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: Robert is a LIAR and he is LYING. Unlike Robert, I have actual facts: https://www.sos.nh.gov/party-registration-history-1970-2025 Since Nov 2023, Republicans have gained 50,000 voters on the registry while democrats only gained 4,000. Since earlier this year reps, dems and indies have all lost 4000 voters each. There is no R mass exodus. No, you're lying, and pretty blatantly. Reich, talking about the recent events in Minneapolis said this: "His latest lies and those of his surrounding sycophants are so blatant and disgusting that some Republicans, like my breakfast companion, are abandoning the GOP altogether." And your response is to post a link with data for one state, data which ends November 2025. You get an F. Not even a good attempt. Quote
Nationalist Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 (edited) Lol...tonight, Americans are coming together at the Trump Kennedy Center for the opening of the movie Melania. Edited January 29 by Nationalist 1 Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
robosmith Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 22 minutes ago, Nationalist said: Lol...tonight, Americans are coming together at the Trump Kennedy Center for the opening of the movie Melania. Most theaters will be close to empty, and Bezos will lose his shirt on that bribe. Quote
Nationalist Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 6 minutes ago, robosmith said: Most theaters will be close to empty, and Bezos will lose his shirt on that bribe. Sure... Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
robosmith Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Nationalist said: Sure... Apparently you don't watch the news. Every network broadcast that covered it said theaters' advance sales are close to empty. Yahoo Melania Trump's Film Struggles To Sell Tickets, As Insiders Expose Alleged Plot To Shore Up Sales For First Lady Poor ticket sales for the first lady Melania Trump's documentary have reportedly led to a rescue effort by the GOP. Edited January 30 by robosmith Quote
gatomontes99 Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 Trump's fascism = enforcing long standing, democratically enacted laws. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
Hodad Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 2 hours ago, robosmith said: Most theaters will be close to empty, and Bezos will lose his shirt on that bribe. Let's be real, it was never expected to make money. I can't imagine that there's ever been a less earned biopic. Some of the cultists will attend, but I didn't think even most of them are interested. It was definitely quid pro quo. The highest price ever paid for a documentary--for a person who has never accomplished anything. They aren't fooling anyone. 1 Quote
Nationalist Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 Lol...look at how annoyed the Libbies are. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
robosmith Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Nationalist said: Lol...look at how annoyed the Libbies are. You're the one IGNORANTLY defending the bribe. Quote
Nationalist Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 9 minutes ago, robosmith said: You're the one IGNORANTLY defending the bribe. More stupid... Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 9 hours ago, robosmith said: Robert Reich explains "Americans are coming together to defeat Trump’s fascism" Mussolini was a Fascist. Donald Trump is no fascist. Robert Reich is an ideologue - he cannot change opinion. Quote
User Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Hodad said: Let's be real, it was never expected to make money. I can't imagine that there's ever been a less earned biopic. Some of the cultists will attend, but I didn't think even most of them are interested. It was definitely quid pro quo. The highest price ever paid for a documentary--for a person who has never accomplished anything. They aren't fooling anyone. Its fun watching you cry like this. Quote
robosmith Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 2 hours ago, August1991 said: Mussolini was a Fascist. Donald Trump is no fascist. Robert Reich is an ideologue - he cannot change opinion. Trump is a fascist wanna be. But he cannot amass enough power in the time he has left because Americans are not going to let him. Quote
Deluge Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 20 hours ago, robosmith said: Robert Reich explains "Americans are coming together to defeat Trump’s fascism" Robert Reich is pro-illegal immigration. It's unclear why, but he is a bonafide open borders slut. robowoke is also an open borders slut. Quote
John Johnston Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 Through the winter's ice and cold, down Nicollet Avenue A city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots King Trump's private army from the DHS, guns belted to their coats Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law or so their story goes Quote
WestCanMan Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 The Canadian Senate actually did have to come together to end fascism during covid. This topic is no joke. 1 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
robosmith Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 24 minutes ago, WestCanMan said: The Canadian Senate actually did have to come together to end fascism during covid. This topic is no joke. It's hilareous that you believe PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY is "fascism." Do you even know what quarantine means? Believe that enforcing quarantine to prevent you from doing harm to your fellow citizens when you're infected is fascism? Got news for you, getting a jab is far less intrusive than quarantine. Quote
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