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Demovictory9

(32,419 posts)
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:23 PM Sep 2019

Trump just tweeted that removing him from office will cause a civil war


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
....If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal.” Pastor Robert Jeffress,
@FoxNews
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Trump just tweeted that removing him from office will cause a civil war (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 2019 OP
I am willing to risk it (n/t) Moostache Sep 2019 #1
lol... yeah Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #2
Me too. nt jrthin Sep 2019 #52
me too. this march will make marches against vietnam war look miniscule by comparison trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #65
Me f*@king too......... WestIndianArchie Sep 2019 #137
Will we all get uniforms? leftstreet Sep 2019 #3
I want blue ones! sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #5
flannel, not wool Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #12
Well, the original and best flannel is wool... GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #27
i will wear FLOWER POWER /// TIE DYE /// HIPPY UNIFORMS trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #66
I'm thinking a disco look leftstreet Sep 2019 #68
I like it, trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #71
Maybe they were right Sentath Sep 2019 #117
Nice - thanks. (nt) klook Sep 2019 #135
you been digging around in the back of my closet? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #146
I know, right? WTF??!!! nt ecstatic Sep 2019 #85
IF IT WILL NEVER BE... kwolf68 Sep 2019 #4
He added this tweet: Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #7
And isn't that a sad commentary? Of all the things they should be outraged about. This is it? tulipsandroses Sep 2019 #29
Not treating our democracy as if its he owns it himself, making corrupted decisions in his own coti Sep 2019 #36
Him and whose army? Generic Brad Sep 2019 #6
he is trying to rile up the evangelicals Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #8
And the crazy "militia" guys leftieNanner Sep 2019 #58
When they go on their holy crusade, they'll find a well-armed counterforce, sending them to meet God TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #70
So true. Lots more of us then them. Pepsidog Sep 2019 #103
A dog whistle to his base to get 'em fired up mitch96 Sep 2019 #133
Yeah, because that really worked out for the goobers last time.. denbot Sep 2019 #9
After Nixon, Ford brought the country together..no civil war...remember? I do. Stuart G Sep 2019 #10
This time we'll finish the job. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #11
Well, for Pete's sake, he's losing his shit! Has any president ever acted this way? ffr Sep 2019 #20
Uncivil FreeWheatForever Sep 2019 #31
Oh my. Tipperary Sep 2019 #125
He knows he's in deep shit and he's terrified. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2019 #13
Very well said.."he's terrified'. He yells and screams when terrified. Stuart G Sep 2019 #16
Keep it up a straight jacket in your future. gordianot Sep 2019 #14
Maybe both BunnyMcGee Sep 2019 #115
Democrats cannot do so without republicans, you overweight child! ffr Sep 2019 #15
I think there is a better chance of a civil war if Trump remains in office nt Jarqui Sep 2019 #17
I absolutely agree! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #22
Putin must be pinching himself to be sure he's not dreaming... Lock him up. Sep 2019 #120
Whatever, dude... dhill926 Sep 2019 #18
He'd be willing to destroy the country to make Putin happy and save his ass. dem4decades Sep 2019 #19
Excellent. Just when you think the evangelicals can be seen more negatively! GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #21
You over-rate yourself MoFo malaise Sep 2019 #23
People will jump from the burning Trump ship in droves Politicub Sep 2019 #24
Tell us what you really think about the United States of America you traitor. Claritie Pixie Sep 2019 #25
The Russians have been begging for a US civil war and a great depression uponit7771 Sep 2019 #26
Once you are branded as a loser, people are going to abandon you like rats from a sinking ship. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #28
OK. Can it be the educated haves and minorities vs. the dumbfuck Rascal Scooter drivers? nt coti Sep 2019 #30
It's a war he's already lost C_U_L8R Sep 2019 #32
Yeah, never a good sign to be talking like this nt coti Sep 2019 #33
Walls are closing in Midnightwalk Sep 2019 #34
Y'all taught me to read these things carefully...now, this is one of a thread of 4 tweets, which Leghorn21 Sep 2019 #35
It certainly reads a bit too neat doesn't it? defacto7 Sep 2019 #111
These are not the words of an American president, but the words of a dictator. Doodley Sep 2019 #37
He is the anti-Abraham Lincoln nt coti Sep 2019 #40
Yawn. BlueStater Sep 2019 #38
Well...there are a lot of people indeed willing to lay down their wasted lives.... coti Sep 2019 #43
I knew the narrative being pushed gab13by13 Sep 2019 #39
Isn't there a law against calling for war against the US? dawg day Sep 2019 #41
Of course it is. He's lawless. Has been for years- this is nothing new, obviously. coti Sep 2019 #45
Sedition defacto7 Sep 2019 #112
How can one read this and still be an Indpendent? superpatriotman Sep 2019 #42
Note to trumpie: Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2019 #44
He's such a malignant narcissist, he'd burn the nation down or the whole world to cling onto power. Doodley Sep 2019 #46
he'd be happy with that barbtries Sep 2019 #47
He has become completely unhinged vlyons Sep 2019 #48
Sedition. backtoblue Sep 2019 #49
Yeah. Shouldn't have taken this long. nt coti Sep 2019 #69
Kevin Kruse points out this 'isn't just dangerous...it's dumb." Tanuki Sep 2019 #50
trump is dumb as a door nail.. Cha Sep 2019 #134
That tweet alone justifies removing Trump from office for PufPuf23 Sep 2019 #51
Tom Paine's bones struggle4progress Sep 2019 #53
More than enough struggle4progress Sep 2019 #56
Who Reaps the Profit? Who Pays the Price? struggle4progress Sep 2019 #60
Song of The Leaders struggle4progress Sep 2019 #61
+1. Thanks for all the above. yonder Sep 2019 #98
Abe wore a cool hat underpants Sep 2019 #54
Of course, he'll say the same thing if he loses in 2016... regnaD kciN Sep 2019 #55
Bring it on, Spanky. Your "militia" will be these guys: The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #57
And the Proud Boys too, LOL!!!! Talitha Sep 2019 #67
the adults will take your life without a second thought, be aware Demonaut Sep 2019 #116
This tweet alone shows he needs to be removed Buckeyeblue Sep 2019 #59
Like waiting for a hurricane to hit you, ain't it Donny? Talitha Sep 2019 #62
If this isn't a sign of mental illness... Baitball Blogger Sep 2019 #64
We got through an actual civil war. Collimator Sep 2019 #72
tired of these stupid pastors. EricaGriswoldAuthor Sep 2019 #73
This republican finds trump's comment repugnant EleanorR Sep 2019 #74
"What we've got here... orangecrush Sep 2019 #75
Who filled boss Keans hole with dirt ? kacekwl Sep 2019 #123
... orangecrush Sep 2019 #139
Jeffries weissmam Sep 2019 #76
god this motherfucker EveHammond13 Sep 2019 #77
there will never be enough tRumpsters who would go to war over the orange nazi yaesu Sep 2019 #78
his supporters will march with tiki torches Skittles Sep 2019 #79
Fake news, civil war is highly improbable at140 Sep 2019 #80
Just cut straight to the bunker scene, please. n/t Harker Sep 2019 #81
Here! orangecrush Sep 2019 #82
Ausgezeichnet... n/t Harker Sep 2019 #144
Blammo! nt coti Sep 2019 #84
Well then, the patriotic thing to do Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #83
+1 ffr Sep 2019 #86
If they don't like it, THEY can leave the country! MyMission Sep 2019 #87
If they are going to live here, the right needs to assimilate with the culture. nt Gore1FL Sep 2019 #94
Yes, they're going to need to be educated on the principles of democracy and learn to speak English coti Sep 2019 #104
Agree 1000% MyMission Sep 2019 #110
Oh for god's sake. Tipperary Sep 2019 #126
Same here Falcata Sep 2019 #141
Google it MyMission Sep 2019 #142
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, struggle4progress Sep 2019 #88
A war that isn't about oil! pandr32 Sep 2019 #89
I'm an armed liberal. roamer65 Sep 2019 #90
Game on, asshole! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2019 #91
The spew of utter bullshit from this man's mouth never abates. RobertDevereaux Sep 2019 #92
Blue won last time. Blue will win this time. nt Gore1FL Sep 2019 #93
Yup. Just like this, if you call this a civil war: lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #95
Using one of Drumpfs own Phrases... CTLib Sep 2019 #96
I've been worried from the start that he will attempt to provoke violence if he's cornered... First Speaker Sep 2019 #97
That will go over well with Suburban women. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #99
In the words of Robert DeNiro, "Fuck'em." They_Live Sep 2019 #100
Bring it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2019 #101
Bring it. nt Laffy Kat Sep 2019 #102
The pastor that trump is citing thinks that I am going to hell Gothmog Sep 2019 #105
The future for Trump is bleak. Aussie105 Sep 2019 #106
The way the Orange Wreck Newest Reality Sep 2019 #107
Actually, I read this tweet Sogo Sep 2019 #108
Such hypocrisy from the very people who fractured the nation.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #109
Says the Christo-Facist BigMin28 Sep 2019 #113
We kicked your ass last time, and we'll do it again W T F Sep 2019 #114
Bring it on Botany Sep 2019 #118
Any of the radical right "rebels" attacking Americans will be captured or killed. Progressive Jones Sep 2019 #119
He didn't actually say that if you read the tweet. Kaleva Sep 2019 #121
LMFAO Civil War .... De-Trumping of America HacknWack Sep 2019 #122
i'm so gonna make mint bank dweller Sep 2019 #124
As a country, I want to believe we are better than this WestLosAngelesGal Sep 2019 #127
Scare tactic wont work idiot, since when push comes to shove onetexan Sep 2019 #128
It's not enough to stroke racial divison, now he goes for North vs. South identity politics. NCLefty Sep 2019 #129
Bring it!!! LeftInTX Sep 2019 #130
Just think of these idiotic tweets the same way you DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #131
Incitement to violence. Turbineguy Sep 2019 #132
Add another charge to the impeachment, Nancy. Vinca Sep 2019 #136
No Civil War, only a great huge celebration when Don the Con leaves office. katmondoo Sep 2019 #138
Where do I enlist? Blue_Tires Sep 2019 #140
Hold our beers... SKKY Sep 2019 #143
They stand out here, flying their Con-federate battle flags. Harker Sep 2019 #145

Response to Moostache (Reply #1)

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
27. Well, the original and best flannel is wool...
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:41 PM
Sep 2019

Living in Florida I want tropical weight gabardine wool britches, a light weight linen shirt, a oiled cotton overcoat and custom fitted Wellington boots!
And don’t forget the Ex-officio travel underwear. No chaffing for me!

All in Union Blue!

He hasn’t jumped the shark yet. But the boat is lined up.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)
117. Maybe they were right
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:27 AM
Sep 2019
Our side's flag is a thin, airlight blue, drifting almost unseen against the sky. Our military march is a meadowlark's song among the dandelions. And our Real War rally isn't given any space at the United States Congress. Where can you hear it? Lots of places, if you listen.

The Real War (Ken Kesey)

Demovictory9

(32,419 posts)
7. He added this tweet:
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:26 PM
Sep 2019

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
....rid of Donald J. Trump - And the Democrats don’t care if they burn down and destroy this nation in the process. I have never seen the Evangelical Christians more angry over any issue than this attempt to illegitimately remove this President from office, overturn the 2016....

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
29. And isn't that a sad commentary? Of all the things they should be outraged about. This is it?
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:44 PM
Sep 2019

Not children in cages
Not unarmed citizens gunned down in the streets repeatedly
Not the citizens of this country that face injustice
Not the poverty that afflicts many and this administration making their lives worse - Taking away school lunch for example
Not Donald Trump paying off porn stars he committed adultery with

coti

(4,612 posts)
36. Not treating our democracy as if its he owns it himself, making corrupted decisions in his own
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:49 PM
Sep 2019

interest

mitch96

(13,869 posts)
133. A dog whistle to his base to get 'em fired up
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 06:25 AM
Sep 2019

How much you want to bet some A hole with an assault weapon will shoot SOMETHING up.
To me this is some scary shit. A way for him to become a dictator with a take over... god I hope not...
m

ffr

(22,665 posts)
20. Well, for Pete's sake, he's losing his shit! Has any president ever acted this way?
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:34 PM
Sep 2019

He's supposed to represent all of us.

Undignified conduct!!!

Lock him up.

(6,915 posts)
120. Putin must be pinching himself to be sure he's not dreaming...
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:45 AM
Sep 2019

And what does Moscow Mitch have to say about that one?

This is unbecoming of any PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? Not a coward peep...

Retweeting a tax-exempt christofascist advocating for American taxpayers to kill other American taxpayers is OK with you, Senate Majority Leader???

The orange menace should be impeached tomorrow morning and removed tomorrow afternoon for that one!!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
21. Excellent. Just when you think the evangelicals can be seen more negatively!
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:34 PM
Sep 2019

I grew up evangelical. Not one of my church friends from childhood still attended the bat shit crazy type of Churches anymore. Few have become freethinkers like me, but most have switched to more mainline churches. Or just don’t go.

I seriously think he is reading the freeper site.

Calling for civil war. He’s lost the plot totally.

This won’t play well even in Omaha.

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
24. People will jump from the burning Trump ship in droves
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:38 PM
Sep 2019

Will there be some lunatic armchair militia that gets its collective underpants in a twist should Trump get removed from office? Probably.

What’s telling is that Trump knows this moment in time is different. He is anticipating failure.

The case isn’t just airtight against him, it’s damn interesting, too. A secret server for storing presidential call transcripts? Really? Leaked talking points? That pulled the rug out from under the Republicans and set them behind in a response. And since there’s no honor among thieves, there will be Trump associates who will sacrifice him to save their own skins.

This started breaking hard just four days or so ago. Four days.

The majority of the country is coming together as we recognize the threat to our democracy. Trump is still playing games on Twitter.

Civil war, indeed. Pfft.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
28. Once you are branded as a loser, people are going to abandon you like rats from a sinking ship.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:43 PM
Sep 2019

Nobody wants to follow a loser. You have fulfilled none of your promises and although they may worship you now and be furious at your removal, they will eventually transfer their loyalties to some other right-wing nutcase who isn't a washed up, ex-president and failed reality show host.

You just aren't all that.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
34. Walls are closing in
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:48 PM
Sep 2019

They are coming for you donny. Deep down you know no one ever liked you. Your wives and kids just wanted your money. Your associates just wanted your money.

They are all looking to cut deals to save their skins. They will rat you out the first chance they get.

You will be known for all time as a failure.

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)
35. Y'all taught me to read these things carefully...now, this is one of a thread of 4 tweets, which
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:49 PM
Sep 2019

whoever actually posted this knocked out in a matter of moments (the real dumbfuck has been known to need, oh, 15 minutes between posts)

In one of the posts, the tweeter uses both the words “negate”, which I can guarantee, the real df would never employ, and “unpardonable”, which this idiot couldn’t spell correctly under any circumstance.

And lastly, there are too many words NOT randomly capitalized for this to be a genuine DF45 shitgag tweet.

Thus ends my yakkin and no, it doesn’t matter who wrote it, because ultimately, the intent is heinous and vile, just as he/they intended fuckers all

Doodley

(9,033 posts)
37. These are not the words of an American president, but the words of a dictator.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:49 PM
Sep 2019

He will say "not my words," because he always has to hide behind others.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
38. Yawn.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:52 PM
Sep 2019

Can't imagine what sad individuals are actually willing to die defending the "honor" of Donald fucking Trump. What a waste of a life.

coti

(4,612 posts)
43. Well...there are a lot of people indeed willing to lay down their wasted lives....
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:53 PM
Sep 2019

Not enough to overcome the truth, though, and what is right.

gab13by13

(21,234 posts)
39. I knew the narrative being pushed
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:52 PM
Sep 2019

that Trump welcomed impeachment was a lie. No Narcissist wants to be brought down.

Donald Trump may have a nervous breakdown, he is not a strong person.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
41. Isn't there a law against calling for war against the US?
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:53 PM
Sep 2019

The president calling for war against his own country-- against the military. (Who does he think is going to be fighting?)

This to me is another impeachable offense.

coti

(4,612 posts)
45. Of course it is. He's lawless. Has been for years- this is nothing new, obviously.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:55 PM
Sep 2019

That's why it's not "just now" the right decision to hold him to account. UNBELIEVABLE that we've allowed this to go on this long....

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
44. Note to trumpie:
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:55 PM
Sep 2019

WE, THE PEOPLE, of the UNITED STATES, ARE MORE THAN JUST YOU.

NO single president is, nor has ever been, more important the WE, THE PEOPLE.

Suck on that.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
48. He has become completely unhinged
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:07 PM
Sep 2019

Wow we need a better way to invoke the 25th amendment. His cabinet will never blow the whistle on him

Cha

(296,775 posts)
134. trump is dumb as a door nail..
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 07:05 AM
Sep 2019

but he always throws in a venomous dig at "Democrats" no matter what the occasion.

struggle4progress

(118,214 posts)
61. Song of The Leaders
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:25 PM
Sep 2019


The men of England long ago rose to demand their rights
Though they've been dead six hundred years remember them tonight
They raised the flag of liberty
They fought the battle well
They died
But others will arise to ring the freedom bell

Like Ball and Tyler
Wraw and Lister
Grindcobbe and Jack Straw

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
55. Of course, he'll say the same thing if he loses in 2016...
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:16 PM
Sep 2019

...after accusing Democrats of voter fraud and declaring victory, of course.

Demonaut

(8,914 posts)
116. the adults will take your life without a second thought, be aware
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:24 AM
Sep 2019

stupid people make stupid decisions.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
59. This tweet alone shows he needs to be removed
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:23 PM
Sep 2019

Not only is he an illegitimate president, he is insane. He is also making it so easy for Republicans to convict him. They already hate him. Soon, they will despise him.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
72. We got through an actual civil war.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:39 PM
Sep 2019

And we sorta kinda healed from that. I equivocate because of course we never really healed because of the resentment and racism that still permeates our society.

Slavery has been described as America's Original Sin. The thousands of deaths associated with our Civil War can be seen as a form of karmic retribution for that sin. However, there is more atoning and self-reckoning to be done by many of our citizens before the true work of healing can be completed.

BTW, Pastor Jeffress, Jesus has been more often regarded as a healer than a provocateur of violence, you dumbass.

73. tired of these stupid pastors.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:40 PM
Sep 2019

No,

your ilk have been fracturing this country since the 1980's.

go away.

And the people in the southern states VOTED to secede from the union. I don't see too many secession ballot proposals.

orangecrush

(19,384 posts)
75. "What we've got here...
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:45 PM
Sep 2019

IS FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE!

SOME MEN YOU JUST CAN'T REACH...

SO, YOU GET WHAT WE HAD HERE LAST WEEK!

WHICH IS THE WAY HE WANTS IT...

WELL, HE GETS IT!"



yaesu

(8,020 posts)
78. there will never be enough tRumpsters who would go to war over the orange nazi
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:54 PM
Sep 2019

and the few terrorists who do will be rounded up and put away in a padded cell for life.

at140

(6,110 posts)
80. Fake news, civil war is highly improbable
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:54 PM
Sep 2019

US Constitution requires 2/3 votes to impeach & remove a president.
We will need 20 republican senators to vote removal. (47+20=67)
Does anyone think that is probable?
Anything is possible, of course, but it is improbable.

Mr.Bill

(24,228 posts)
83. Well then, the patriotic thing to do
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:59 PM
Sep 2019

would be for him to resign so we can avoid that nasty civil war. Someone should tell him he would be admired as a hero if he did that.

MyMission

(1,849 posts)
87. If they don't like it, THEY can leave the country!
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:01 PM
Sep 2019

And they're only 30% (and a deplorable, at that)!

I was going to put "Bring it on!" in the title, but then thought of his words. Let them go back where they came from....

May the good Lord call them home = my nice way of saying drop dead!
(That was my prayer when Regan was in office. It partially worked, his mind went.)

coti

(4,612 posts)
104. Yes, they're going to need to be educated on the principles of democracy and learn to speak English
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:45 PM
Sep 2019

MyMission

(1,849 posts)
110. Agree 1000%
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:59 PM
Sep 2019

But if they don't want to assimilate and want the rest of us to bend to their will, or leave the country, then I say they can bend to the will of the majority, or leave the country. We'd be better off if they did. Ship them off to Russia where they can really experience no freedom of religion!

I'm feeling especially cranky this evening. A New Yorker stuck in the south, where many still call the civil war the war of northern aggression!

A common "joke" here: what's the difference between a Yankee and a damn Yankee?
A Yankee comes here to visit or look around and then goes home.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
126. Oh for god's sake.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 02:46 AM
Sep 2019

I have lived all over the south my entire life, and I have never, not once, heard a single soul call the civil war “the war of northern aggression.” Smh.

MyMission

(1,849 posts)
142. Google it
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:12 AM
Sep 2019

I first heard it up north, as an assistant teacher in a Montessori school, for God's sake. The teacher was from Virginia, had attended William and Mary. While teaching about the.civil war, she said "where I come from they call it the war of northern aggression." That was in the late 1980's. My jaw dropped!

And within 4 months of moving to NC, in 2002, I saw a man from SC wearing a t-shirt that said "South Carolina, standing alone against Northern aggression since 1861" Jaw dropped again.

I also just found a New York Times article from March 16, 2011, titled "Not Forgotten" where it is mentioned.

It's not that common, but apparently it is used by proud Southerners who have not forgotten. smh2

struggle4progress

(118,214 posts)
88. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them,
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:04 PM
Sep 2019

or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort

And yet -- is that not an exact description of what this shallow fellow threatens to call forth against our society, our country and fellow countryfolk, our established form of government, for which so many have already during long generations labored and bled and died?

But who would make such an uncivil beast our lord and master, and who would have us bow down as obedient serfs before a corrupt clan?

By what right could such criminally unsound minds plan to sow dragons' teeth upon our land?

No one, regardless of position or political stance, could benefit from a civil war here -- though perhaps some twisted minds poisoned by hatred might find a sadistic pleasure in the thought of a convulsive Götterdämmerung scarring our cities and descendants and landscapes for generations

No -- let us plan to brush them all aside as quickly and lightly as possible, like the fragile halfwits that they are, and recommit ourselves to our old and inspiring journey towards a government of the people, by the people, for the people

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
97. I've been worried from the start that he will attempt to provoke violence if he's cornered...
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:30 PM
Sep 2019

...he's strongly hinted at it. It's only a matter of time before his warnings become explicit...

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
99. That will go over well with Suburban women.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:35 PM
Sep 2019

No need to worry about your kid getting shot in school. The President is ginning up a civil war! They can get shot up for him!


So much winning.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,121 posts)
101. Bring it!!
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:39 PM
Sep 2019

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

Aussie105

(5,316 posts)
106. The future for Trump is bleak.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:48 PM
Sep 2019

Whichever option the future holds for Trump, none of them are good.
They all involve a descent into Darkness.

Except for the American people, the Sun will shine once again, and leaders from overseas will ring and ask 'Is everything OK? Are we still friends?'

There will be no civil war. The 'courageous' Trump supporters will deny their past, and go around muttering quietly to themselves words of failure and despair. 'Not fair, not fair . . . '

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
107. The way the Orange Wreck
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:50 PM
Sep 2019

is going, he could have his President Comancho moment. This is all starting to remind me of Idiocracy.

h

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
108. Actually, I read this tweet
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:53 PM
Sep 2019

..."Civil War-like fracture." He left the hyphen out. Thus, he's skating right up to the edge of calling for an actual Civil War....

Doesn't matter, though. In his sick mind, he probably fantasizes that people actually WOULD go to war over him.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
109. Such hypocrisy from the very people who fractured the nation....
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:58 PM
Sep 2019

with decades of hateful and divisive speech on multiple media platforms, in churches and public meetings and in official political speeches.

The entire GOP and their followers are amoral to their core......

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
119. Any of the radical right "rebels" attacking Americans will be captured or killed.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:32 AM
Sep 2019

The ones who are killed will be the lucky ones.

Kaleva

(36,240 posts)
121. He didn't actually say that if you read the tweet.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:51 AM
Sep 2019

"it will cause a Civil War like fracture...:

Your OP headline ought to be:

"Trump just tweeted that removing him from office will cause a Civil War like fracture"

What Jeffress said:

" If the Democrats are successful in removing the president from office, I’m afraid it will cause a Civil War-like fracture in this nation from which this country will never heal."

https://www.mediamatters.org/robert-jeffress/fox-news-contributor-robert-jeffress-if-trump-successfully-impeached-it-will-cause

HacknWack

(8 posts)
122. LMFAO Civil War .... De-Trumping of America
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 01:00 AM
Sep 2019

We'll have a very long uphill battle - nay a civil war -
fought to undo everything he put in place
before the country flushes.

The war of attrition De-Trumping / Un-Trumping of America

dweller

(23,610 posts)
124. i'm so gonna make mint bank
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 01:57 AM
Sep 2019

with production of DEMOCRATIC SAVAGE uniforms ...

well,
T-shirts actually ..

✌🏼

WestLosAngelesGal

(268 posts)
127. As a country, I want to believe we are better than this
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 04:26 AM
Sep 2019

We will not have a civil war because we learned from our mistakes. Although history often repeats itself, the truth is that no one wants this crap happening in their neighborhood.

onetexan

(13,019 posts)
128. Scare tactic wont work idiot, since when push comes to shove
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 04:28 AM
Sep 2019

Soon as u go away yr rabid supporters will crawl bk to the woodeork they came from.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)
129. It's not enough to stroke racial divison, now he goes for North vs. South identity politics.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 04:34 AM
Sep 2019

What a bastard. He's ripping this country apart.

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)
131. Just think of these idiotic tweets the same way you
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 04:40 AM
Sep 2019

would think about a monkey flinging excrement. Because that's all it is.

Harker

(13,957 posts)
145. They stand out here, flying their Con-federate battle flags.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 01:23 PM
Sep 2019

I guess I stand out, too, cheerily displaying the dream flag of The 12th Karmapa.

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