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The US regime is changing with the next presidential election regardless of the outcome (or lack thereof) of this war. Short of a nuclear exchange or China inva
by pc86 7mo ago
The US regime is changing with the next presidential election regardless of the outcome (or lack thereof) of this war. Short of a nuclear exchange or China invading Taiwan or San Francisco, nothing is changing that.
- ndsipa_pomu 7mo agoTrump's private army taking guard outside the white house with the new military-grade defensive ballroom might change matters. Who exactly is going to force him to leave?
- pc86 7mo agoWhat are you talking about? I sure hope I'll see you back here on 1/20/29 saying over and over again how wrong you were and how stupid this comment was but I'm sure you'll have some excuse, or pretend you never said it.
- estebank 7mo agoHe already tried to overturn one election. What makes you think that he wouldn't try again?
- hellojesus 7mo agoThere are quite explicit constitutional limits to his ability to be elected to a third term. Short of a mitary-style takeover, there is nothing he can do to change that (discounting the scenario of constitutional amendment).
- ndsipa_pomu 7mo agoWho would be enforcing those constitutional limits? I didn't think that a convicted felon could run for president, but here we are.
- solid_fuel 7mo agoThe same limits he ignored in 2021?
- ndsipa_pomu 7mo agoIt's just a possibility given the co-opting of ICE agents into performing like Trump's private army. I'd much rather never see that happen and have to live with making a dumb comment.
- AngryData 7mo agoRelying on defensive structures to protect you hasn't been a viable strategy since the invention of gunpowder.