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Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#170651: Jan 29th 2017 at 8:42:41 AM

[up][up] To all brave citizens, KICK THEIR ASSES WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#170652: Jan 29th 2017 at 8:57:05 AM

Let's not do that, because then that would give Trump an excuse to declare martial law.

Trump says that someone with "aptitude and conviction" should buy the New York Times and either shut it down or "run it correctly."

Be afraid. This isn't just Trump being Trump. This is a classic autocrat move—you or your allies take control of the major media outlets, eliminating negative press coverage. The Nazis did it, Putin did it...now Trump's threatening to do it.

Rule One: Believe the autocrat.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170653: Jan 29th 2017 at 8:59:04 AM

[up] Nah man, they'll resist, even going rogue.

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#170654: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:00:16 AM

At least this is giving me a lot of inspiration for the political villain of my fantasy game concept.

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#170655: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:00:39 AM

[up]What type of fantasy?

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#170656: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:06:13 AM

Kind of a Skyrim-esque world, except set in a direct democracy, where voting is mandatory. There's actually three villains: the aforementioned political one, and the leaders of both of the local big religions, who are each vying to be the The Man Behind the Man to the political villain.

edited 29th Jan '17 9:25:17 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170657: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:07:19 AM

Ah, nice.

Well, I have a similar one but it's future fantasy, set in the real world affected by Trump's policies (Under construction BTW) http://gameideas.wikia.com/wiki/Brethren_Under_Zero

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Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#170658: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:19:51 AM

On a related note: Here's the NYTimes subscription page, for anyone who's interested...

There's special rates for students, $1/week, although I don't know if that's applicable outside the US.

edited 29th Jan '17 9:21:42 AM by Pseudopartition

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#170659: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:25:03 AM

Cripes. Attorneys at Dulles, armed with a federal court order allowing them to see the detainees, are told by the CBP that "it's not going to happen. They're reportedly seeking a contempt of court order.

The rule of law is being endangered. We all knew it would be—but I didn't realize it was going to happen so fast.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
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Lost in Space
#170660: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:25:48 AM

Hell, I might finally subscribe to the Times. Been mooching their ten free articles for years because it hardly seems worth it to pay money to read a single columnist. But now, with the very existence of independent journalism under threat? It may be one of the best possible uses of my money.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170661: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:29:54 AM

[up][up] I think this will be the message the court will give to the jackasses of the CBP if they don't comply or else the marshalls will go tear them apart (LISA).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Munn2k6tbwA

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#170662: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:31:14 AM

Assuming the National Guard(s) don't mutiny because so many soldiers (and LE Os) support Trump.

edited 29th Jan '17 9:31:42 AM by Rationalinsanity

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Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170663: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:38:28 AM

[up] Dude, are you sure that the soldiers could also be loyal to court orders significant to the constitution?

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#170664: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:43:51 AM

A great many of the grunts voted for Trump and love him to death. I wouldn't trust them.

Oh really when?
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#170665: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:45:42 AM

Senate Democrats intend to introduce legislation that would repeal the Fuhrer's Muslim ban. Good! That's what I was just saying they should do. (And they also implied that this whole disaster might compel them to be a little less forthcoming with the cabinet nominees—which they should have been doing already, but better late than never.)

It's still going to need bipartisan support to get passed, though, and I don't know how likely it is that they'll be able to pick up the necessary votes in the Senate, let alone the House.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#170666: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:46:11 AM

[up] So...what about the coup then?

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#170667: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:47:11 AM

What about it?

Oh really when?
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170668: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:49:16 AM

[up]Could it still happen against Trump even in the smallest chances?

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#170669: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:50:57 AM

With most nobodies and most police officers loving him? I really doubt it. Most of our higher ups hate him but they're not as many in number.

Oh really when?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#170670: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:57:23 AM

It is very telling that this nonsense was possible in a matter of days while banning guns is somehow impossible....

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#170671: Jan 29th 2017 at 9:58:02 AM

[up] And that means?

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CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#170672: Jan 29th 2017 at 10:13:09 AM

"Nah man, they'll resist, even going rogue."

Well, yes and no. The politically aware will, but all it takes is some grunts with guns and those guys will either be cowed or dead. The people that really matter, in the Might Makes Right interpretation of power, are all pro-Trump.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#170673: Jan 29th 2017 at 10:14:53 AM

[up] Even then, he's still has low approval ratings, so a lot of opposition to him will be guaranteed in maybe these four years.

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#170674: Jan 29th 2017 at 10:15:33 AM

The best hope is that Trump's policies make life so awful even for his die-hard supporters that he can't muster up enough people to go along with his idiotic ideas.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#170675: Jan 29th 2017 at 10:28:36 AM

Has this been posted?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/27/donald-trump-michigan-voters-media

In summary - as far as Republican voters outside the beltway are concerned, Trump is doing a fantastic job. And it's not like they are getting this opinion from Fox News or a right wing echo chamber - they aren't reading the news at all.


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