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The Democrats literally tried like 6 different ways to get Trump in jail, and arrested and jailed many of his supporters and even some of his administration. I

The Democrats literally tried like 6 different ways to get Trump in jail, and arrested and jailed many of his supporters and even some of his administration. I highly doubt that the majority of the voting public which elected Trump will sit idle for any sort of unjust retribution to the current administration.

solid_fuel 6mo ago
> sit idle for any sort of unjust retribution This is genuinely hilarious. I guess you haven't been paying attention but "sitting idle during injustice" is all that Trump supporters do. No, his base is already collapsing. He overextended with Iran, sent gas prices up, and as a direct result has finally started to bleed support from the know-nothings. I doubt Trump himself will ever face justice for his many crimes - he is likely to die of old age first - but the rest of the administration? Knives are out. They'll be back in prison just like happened in 2020 and 2021, and all those "dedicated supporters" will do nothing because the people who form this administration are petty, uninteresting people who were specifically chosen because they are not popular.
- hattmall 6mo ago
  I don't agree with your prediction, the interesting thing is now, perhaps, we can actually wager on the outcomes, I wonder if there is anything on prediction markets about administration officials going to jail. The idea that his support is collapsing is also pretty misstated. Yes, there's a lot of people that don't fully agree with Iran and other things, but that's a far cry from backing his ops. I also think you are missing the shift in politics at all the lower levels to align with the current administration. Outside of the deepest wealthy Democrat areas, and even in some of those, the general position of local politicians and officials is moving towards the sort of nationalist populist attitude Trump has curated. The same is also pervasive among state and federal government institutions with limited exception. And of course that's all only IF Democrats win big in 2028 which is a far from guaranteed outcome.
jmye 6mo ago
> I highly doubt that the majority of the voting public which elected Trump will sit idle for any sort of unjust retribution to the current administration. Is this a threat, or…? “Let our guy do whatever he wants or we’ll try to murder Congress and fuck up the economy and start some more wars”? “Don’t you dare jail us for insurrection or we’ll insurrect even harder”? What a stupid, silly post.
- hattmall 6mo ago
  It's just an assessment of the general political outlook. Anyone that thinks the public would tolerate some sort of widespread anti-Trump retribution is living deep in some sort of bubble. Most likely a small, wealthy, liberal one. They literally tried that last time and it resulted in an even more resounding Trump victory than 2016. The majority of the politically active people align with Trump. The old standby of Democrats win when more people vote is no longer true. The majority of the non-voting public aligns much more strongly with current "conservative" values than anything the left is currently offering.

solid_fuel 6mo ago

> sit idle for any sort of unjust retribution This is genuinely hilarious. I guess you haven't been paying attention but "sitting idle during injustice" is all that Trump supporters do. No, his base is already collapsing. He overextended with Iran, sent gas prices up, and as a direct result has finally started to bleed support from the know-nothings. I doubt Trump himself will ever face justice for his many crimes - he is likely to die of old age first - but the rest of the administration? Knives are out. They'll be back in prison just like happened in 2020 and 2021, and all those "dedicated supporters" will do nothing because the people who form this administration are petty, uninteresting people who were specifically chosen because they are not popular.

hattmall 6mo ago
I don't agree with your prediction, the interesting thing is now, perhaps, we can actually wager on the outcomes, I wonder if there is anything on prediction markets about administration officials going to jail. The idea that his support is collapsing is also pretty misstated. Yes, there's a lot of people that don't fully agree with Iran and other things, but that's a far cry from backing his ops. I also think you are missing the shift in politics at all the lower levels to align with the current administration. Outside of the deepest wealthy Democrat areas, and even in some of those, the general position of local politicians and officials is moving towards the sort of nationalist populist attitude Trump has curated. The same is also pervasive among state and federal government institutions with limited exception. And of course that's all only IF Democrats win big in 2028 which is a far from guaranteed outcome.

jmye 6mo ago

> I highly doubt that the majority of the voting public which elected Trump will sit idle for any sort of unjust retribution to the current administration. Is this a threat, or…? “Let our guy do whatever he wants or we’ll try to murder Congress and fuck up the economy and start some more wars”? “Don’t you dare jail us for insurrection or we’ll insurrect even harder”? What a stupid, silly post.

hattmall 6mo ago
It's just an assessment of the general political outlook. Anyone that thinks the public would tolerate some sort of widespread anti-Trump retribution is living deep in some sort of bubble. Most likely a small, wealthy, liberal one. They literally tried that last time and it resulted in an even more resounding Trump victory than 2016. The majority of the politically active people align with Trump. The old standby of Democrats win when more people vote is no longer true. The majority of the non-voting public aligns much more strongly with current "conservative" values than anything the left is currently offering.