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lame54

(38,319 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:38 PM Aug 23

If it comes down to...

Shooting a National Guardsman or a Marine - are we as Americans expected to do this to defend our country?

What will be the reaction when this inevitably happens?

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If it comes down to... (Original Post) lame54 Aug 23 OP

the 'reaction' will be swift -harsh (on both individual and community) - and totally and completely predictable stopdiggin Aug 23 #1

What a great non-answer lame54 Aug 23 #2

and in addition to the (completely expected) punitive reaction stopdiggin Aug 23 #3

That is Trump's goal so he can call a doc03 Aug 23 #4

stopdiggin

(14,298 posts)

1. the 'reaction' will be swift -harsh (on both individual and community) - and totally and completely predictable

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:00 PM

Aug 23

next question .. ?

lame54

(38,319 posts)

2. What a great non-answer

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:06 PM

Aug 23

stopdiggin

(14,298 posts)

3. and in addition to the (completely expected) punitive reaction

Reply to lame54 (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:20 PM

Aug 23

the MAGA authoritarians - are positively slavering for such 'justification and excuse' ...
To carry out further authoritarian and repressive measures ...

As we have been warned time after time - over and over ...

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doc03

(38,309 posts)

4. That is Trump's goal so he can call a

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:16 PM

Aug 23

state of emergency. It will be a police state and
canceled elections.

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