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[EarlG]

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[JustAnotherGen]

1. We need to prepare in NJ

This is a repeat of the Flying Squads of the 1981 Governor's race. True story - Roger Stone is still alive, which means he can the Magapubs his playbook. If any state needs a voter defense force - it's NJ.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Roger Stone has been having a dust-up with Steve Bannon

MAGA civil war erupts with Steven Bannon and Roger Stone in online feud over Epstein

So hopefully he'll be too distracted by that.

[multigraincracker]

2. The more things change.

The more they remain the same.

Nice catch.

[Initech]

16. The GOP have become literally everything we have declared war against since 1990.

Dictators? Check.

Silencing the opposition? Check.

State run propaganda running 24/7? Check.

Meddling in foreign elections? Check.

Anointing a mentally deranged lunatic who puts his name on everything? Check.

Waning unlimited unchecked power for life? Checkmate!

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread EarlG

[SergeStorms]

4. Fact really is stranger than fiction.

I can't believe the crap tRump and his MAGAt henchmen are doing to our once-great country.

Three more years of this shit?

[Initech]

5. WTF do they think we do at polling places?

We vote and leave. Nobody hangs around for the ambiance. And also, we fucking hate Donald Trump and we want him fired, there's no conspiracy here. Move along, assholes.

[progressoid]

7. I've worked the polls a few times.

The biggest problems we had were always with right wing douche bags wanting to stir up shit. If the police were ever called it was a right wing asshole with a sign or causing a problem.

Most people wanted to vote and go to work or go home for dinner. Sometimes a couple might talk about the weather, or so-and-so built a new garage.

[Initech]

12. Of course it's always right wing psychos.

That's what happens when your mind gets turned to mush by a constant barrage of propaganda, hate and conspiracy theories.

[progressoid]

14. Yep. The propaganda is strong.

Before working polls, I was a poll watcher (we are allowed one from each major party). On one occasion, a mid 30's man who spent way too much time listening to AM radio and watching YouTube conspiracies was a poll watcher for the GOP. He had no idea how the system actually worked. Yet he had been convinced that it was all rigged.

After an hour or so of observing, he came over to me and said something like, "well this runs pretty smooth." DUH! I guess he was expecting to find hordes of brown people voting with fake IDs. Or teenagers voting for their dead grandparents.

I wanted to tell him that the biggest problem is the people in his party making it harder for working class citizens and veterans to vote. But I doubt that would have made any sense to him.

[progressoid]

6. It's never been about liberty or freedom or democracy.

They've finally embraced their inner authoritarian soul.

[gordianot]

8. So how exactly would they enforce a vote?

I voted in person. When someone gets in my face and tells me how to vote and I have a pencil or a pen in my hand it’s time to improvise.

[Justice matters.]

9. It's obvious what their wicked plan is.

It's to target every 'not white' voter and 'kidnap' them on the spot before they cast a vote, and send them to their Human-Rights violating "warehouse" prisons, never to be seen again.

[Wednesdays]

11. Pre-emptive intimidation is the goal

They figure with police/ICE presence, there will be fewer brown people daring to show up.

[durablend]

13. asdf

[Initech]

17. If someone gets in my face and tells me how to vote...

I will very happily vote against whatever they tell me. Fuck 'em.

[Bengus81]

15. If they are at the polls they won't intimidate me for a GD second..........

pulling multiple levers for Dems asshats!

[JohnnyRingo]

18. And that'll work. They know what they're doing

Since there's a record of ICE taking immigrants who are here legally, many will just stay home and not take the chance.
Cruelty is the whole point.

[IronLionZion]

19. Anyone who looks liberal is illegal