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Wouldn't that cause him to be an even greater threat? It would "justify" an escalation.

Buttons840 6y ago
Do you believe Trump has some super dangerous card to play when he's about to be removed from office? Because impeachment or not, I think he's about to be removed from office.
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- meragrin_ 6y ago
  It is not about Trump himself, but his supporters. If they are taking his election loss like this, how do you suppose they would take forceful removal from office?
  - jdmn73 6y ago
    You can't let their threats of violence prevent continued function of the US government
    - krapp 6y ago
      At least thousands of armchair revolutionaries will finally have their pet theories on the efficacy of the Second Amendment put to the test.
    - meragrin_ 6y ago
      Unnecessarily and forcefully removing Trump from office prior to Biden's inauguration will only decrease the ability of the US government to function. After a few hours and only a feeble attempt to control the situation? It could be the final whimper of disgruntled Trump supporters who go home the next day. Now if we get to day three of this crap with no signs of it letting up, the National Guard unable to control the situation, and Trump actively supporting them, definitely throw him out.
      - objectivetruth 6y ago
        It's not "after a few hours" -- it's "after 3 years and 50 weeks." It just reached a new low today.
  - gnulinux 6y ago
    They are already convinced that they're removing him forcefully from the office.
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  Well, he has a football...
treis 6y ago
I've played down the threat of Trump over the years. Mostly because the idea that a coup was possible was kind of laughable. That sort of attitude has given him and his supporters space to sort of play coup. As in they could say whatever they wanted because everyone, including those saying it, thought nothing would come of it. But this is the end of play time. It's a real world consequence. And a shocking one at that. It was a violent attempt to take over the seat of power and prevent the democratic transfer of power. It's not a play coup anymore. Trump and his supporters are an attempting an honest to goodness actual coup. He needs to face consequences. IMHO, impeachment isn't enough. More like he can peacefully hand over power or Jan 20th 12:01 PM put him on a plane to Guantanamo until such time it's safe to try him for treason.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
We’re talking about someone who conjures justifications out of thin air. He doesn’t need anyone to believe him

Do you believe Trump has some super dangerous card to play when he's about to be removed from office? Because impeachment or not, I think he's about to be removed from office.

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meragrin_ 6y ago
It is not about Trump himself, but his supporters. If they are taking his election loss like this, how do you suppose they would take forceful removal from office?
- jdmn73 6y ago
  You can't let their threats of violence prevent continued function of the US government
  - krapp 6y ago
    At least thousands of armchair revolutionaries will finally have their pet theories on the efficacy of the Second Amendment put to the test.
  - meragrin_ 6y ago
    Unnecessarily and forcefully removing Trump from office prior to Biden's inauguration will only decrease the ability of the US government to function. After a few hours and only a feeble attempt to control the situation? It could be the final whimper of disgruntled Trump supporters who go home the next day. Now if we get to day three of this crap with no signs of it letting up, the National Guard unable to control the situation, and Trump actively supporting them, definitely throw him out.
    - objectivetruth 6y ago
      It's not "after a few hours" -- it's "after 3 years and 50 weeks." It just reached a new low today.
- gnulinux 6y ago
  They are already convinced that they're removing him forcefully from the office.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
Well, he has a football...

treis 6y ago

I've played down the threat of Trump over the years. Mostly because the idea that a coup was possible was kind of laughable. That sort of attitude has given him and his supporters space to sort of play coup. As in they could say whatever they wanted because everyone, including those saying it, thought nothing would come of it. But this is the end of play time. It's a real world consequence. And a shocking one at that. It was a violent attempt to take over the seat of power and prevent the democratic transfer of power. It's not a play coup anymore. Trump and his supporters are an attempting an honest to goodness actual coup. He needs to face consequences. IMHO, impeachment isn't enough. More like he can peacefully hand over power or Jan 20th 12:01 PM put him on a plane to Guantanamo until such time it's safe to try him for treason.

eyelidlessness 6y ago

We’re talking about someone who conjures justifications out of thin air. He doesn’t need anyone to believe him