Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Doctor Amadeus]

The president just gassed peaceful protestors so he could walk over to a church and hold up a Bible. He didn’t even open it.

Fuck all trump supporters.

Time to separate the men from the boys any of these protesters out after curfew can be shot and killed for any kind of resistance. Any fleeing to the wrong neighborhood Trump just gave his supporters permission to kill by invoking the 2nd amendment and declaring ANTIFA terrorist creating a gray area for self defense

[Thepersona]

If there wasn't a pandemic, I'd be downtown right now tbh.

If u go to protest, bring some lemons and a bottle with water mixed with sodium carbonate. It helps with tear gas

[Breccia]

Time to separate the men from the boys any of these protesters out after curfew can be shot and killed for any kind of resistance. Any fleeing to the wrong neighborhood Trump just gave his supporters permission to kill by invoking the 2nd amendment and declaring ANTIFA terrorist creating a gray area for self defense

You have about ten minutes to say "I was being sarcastic".

[Edge-]

Time to separate the men from the boys any of these protesters out after curfew can be shot and killed for any kind of resistance. Any fleeing to the wrong neighborhood Trump just gave his supporters permission to kill by invoking the 2nd amendment and declaring ANTIFA terrorist creating a gray area for self defense

Literally nothing about this post is remotely correct.

[Felya]

Literally nothing about this post is remotely correct.

You have about ten minutes to say "I was being sarcastic".

Judging by his previous posts today, I think there is a misunderstanding. He is very wrong, but I think there might be context missing or something.

[Elegiac]

Time to separate the men from the boys

Can y'all not tiptoe around ur-fascism with this cult of heroism nonsense? Shoo.

[Doctor Amadeus]

You have about ten minutes to say "I was being sarcastic".

That is essentially what his anouncement suggested, if you break curfew you are in violation, he says they will arrest you, but coupled with the fact that ANTIFA are considered terrorist and this is the Military they can shoot and kill you for resisting.

If you flee and go into the wrong neighborhoods his supporters can plausibly kill you with the defense he just gave the next 24 hours in this country are critical, lots of innocent people are going to die tonight.

That's not a threat that is an interpretation based on what he said, Trump was on a phone call today with governors ranting about this kind of show of force.

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Literally nothing about this post is remotely correct.

Ok well keep and eye on the next 24 hours and you can tell me that I am wrong, if not enough protesters go home.

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Can y'all not tiptoe around ur-fascism with this cult of heroism nonsense? Shoo.

Meaning people doing the looting and rioting most of them are going to go home, the problem is the ones getting caught in the crossfire.

[cubby]

Judging by his previous posts today, I think there is a misunderstanding. He is very wrong, but I think there might be context missing or something.

Agreed - I think he was speculating on what he thought was going to happen, given Trump's continual unhinged statements and orders. I don't think he was calling for this action, but guessing it would happen - if that makes sense.

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That is essentially what his anouncement suggested, if you break curfew you are in violation, he says they will arrest you, but coupled with the fact that ANTIFA are considered terrorist and this is the Military they can shoot and kill you for resisting.

If you flee and go into the wrong neighborhoods his supporters can plausibly kill you with the defense he just gave the next 24 hours in this country are critical, lots of innocent people are going to die tonight.

That's not a threat that is an interpretation based on what he said, Trump was on a phone call today with governors ranting about this kind of show of force.

Ah, ok - I see his point/prognostication now. Kind of a dangerous way to phrase it, though. It seemed like you were calling for this kind of action to happen.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Judging by his previous posts today, I think there is a misunderstanding. He is very wrong, but I think there might be context missing or something.

Meaning this is going to get very real for a lot of people very quickly, people should probably make a clear decision on what they do next.

I am praying that I am wrong.

But judging by the ques I am seeing and what Trump just said, Yeah this is going to get deadly.

[-aiko-]

It's good that journalists are finally starting to understand this:

Donald Trump is the bravest man in America

[Doctor Amadeus]

Agreed - I think he was speculating on what he thought was going to happen, given Trump's continual unhinged statements and orders. I don't think he was calling for this action, but guessing it would happen - if that makes sense.

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Ah, ok - I see his point/prognostication now. Kind of a dangerous way to phrase it, though. It seemed like you were calling for this kind of action to happen.

Sorry, I wasn't approving of this bullshit, I am legitimate worried about the innocent people out there being targeted.

[Breccia]

Headline alone is not enough.



Quoting the entire thing, because fuck this timeline.

The world is watching the grief and anger, violence and pain in America's streets.

The U.S. accounts for nearly one-third of the world's deaths from COVID-19. The killing of a black man, George Floyd, by police has sparked days of protest and nights of chaos in America's major cities.

Rather than uniting in the face of trial and tragedy, America's divisions feel only more raw.

The president warned this evening that he was sending "heavily armed soldiers" into the streets, as the White House was obscured by tear gas.

It's worth considering how the United States appears to observers around the world right now.

I occasionally click through the gallery of global front pages compiled by the Newseum to see how major events in the U.S. are being covered.

Often, including during President Trump's impeachment, America's news takes a back seat to developments closer to home.

Not this morning.

Paper after paper from country after country was splashed with images of American cities filled with demonstrators or, in some cases, in flames.

"Protests and looting throughout the U.S." was the headline in Clarín, Argentina's largest newspaper.

Folha de Sao Paolo, a major Brazilian paper, wrote that "protests against racism" had devolved into "repression and barbarism."

"Looting, fighting and curfew: the U.S. at war," was the headline that greeted readers of Italy's La Stampa.

"USA at War with Itself," agreed the West Australian, out of Perth.

Mexico's Diaro 24 Horas led with an image from Washington: "Anti-racist Anger at the Gates of the White House."

There were scenes of solidarity around the world over the weekend, with large protests taking place in London, Berlin and Toronto.

Soccer stars in Germany displayed the message "Justice for George Floyd" after scoring goals. English Premier League leaders Liverpool took a knee at midfield.

The U.K. Foreign Office called for journalists to be allowed to do their jobs — following the arrest of CNN reporter Omar Jimenez — and for a "de-escalation of tensions," in comments more often associated with fragile states or dictatorships.

Still, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was criticized at home for declining to comment on Trump's rhetoric, including Trump's tweet that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

Authoritarian governments that have long bristled at American criticism over human rights and respect for press and protesters sensed hypocrisy and opportunity.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded to State Department pressure over Beijing's actions in Hong Kong with a three-word tweet: “I can’t breathe.”

Russia's Foreign Ministry lamented the history of "unjustified violence" by U.S. police, while Dmitry Kiselyov, known for spouting the Kremlin line on state TV, declared "a new world order" in which "shaming will no longer work," per the Infodemic newsletter.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bemoaned the "racist and fascist approach" of U.S. police and "the unjust order we stand against around the world."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi made a rare English-language statement "to the American people," saying Iran stands with them against "state oppression."

These messages are clearly not motivated by a belief that protesters must be heard and oppression must stop.

They are coming from governments that see opportunity in America's current crisis.

And now, a quote from the man y'all elected leader:

The world is laughing at us

More appropriately:

US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response

And that's from mid-April. And that's the thing about Trump: just when you think he's hit rock bottom, he finds a way to drill.

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Sorry, I wasn't approving of this bullshit, I am legitimate worried about the innocent people out there being targeted.

Thank you for clarifying.

[Elegiac]

On the subject of Trump using police to violently disperse peaceful protesters for a photo op, turns out that at least one photographer managed to find a ray of sunshine through all the propaganda clouds:



Trump's America, everyone.

[Breccia]

It's good that journalists are finally starting to understand this:

Donald Trump is the bravest man in America

Such courage!

How fortunate we are to have as president the bravest man in America. A man who was not afraid -- when even Joe Biden was standing above ground and meeting with protesters -- to boldly go down into a secure bunker.

And that's when I stopped reading. Dude forgot the /s at the end, though.

(that's a lie, I read the whole thing, I just wanted to clarify for those people stuck by the paywall)

[Doctor Amadeus]

Thank you for clarifying.

No problem text doesn't really portray tone. This is a very very dangerous situation. I would say depending on where people live in the U.S that might make a difference, however this is one of those things where people are going to be put in a tough spot.

If people go home the governors are probably not going to be encouraged to defy Trump, On the other hand if people don't go home there is a very very serious risk.


I am not sure where the Hell Nancy Pelosi is right now, but people should be extremely alarmed by what Trump just did. He is going to get people killed.

[Breccia]

Trump's America, everyone.

I had no idea that Trump's America would have such strong emotions about means of moving data.

[Elegiac]

I had no idea that Trump's America would have such strong emotions about means of moving data.

Hey no one ever said NWA wouldn't have rapped about net neutrality if they were still around.

[-aiko-]

America, everyone.

That is a frighteningly good image.

And that's when I stopped reading. Dude forgot the /s at the end, though.

Boo, spoiling all the fun.

[Felya]

I had no idea that Trump's America would have such strong emotions about means of moving data.

Even I thought that was too corny to make fun of... but, there is a ‘fuck Trump’, right behind him.

[Zython]

I had no idea that Trump's America would have such strong emotions about means of moving data.

So vile.

Use SCP, people.