The Coup is Complete

[Cryptoad]

Lean way over USA and kiss it all goodbye,,,,, it been a good run!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. No. Stop with the defeatism. Now.

Get some perspective for . sake. This is like Nixon firing in 1973.

The Democrats increased seats in 1974 and elected Carter in 1976.

[Cryptoad]

5. They consolidated all the power

there is nothing to stop them. If we have an election in 18 it will be like the Russian's elections.......

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. No. They got a lot. Far from "all". Binary thinking is a fallacy and plays into defeatism. . nt

[Tatiana]

2. It's an attempted coup.

But it has NOT succeeded.

There are many people fighting back, including those career employees in our federal government who love their country.

[wildeyed]

4. Right??

We POURED into the streets over the Muslim Ban. Made their lives living hell on ACA repeal. We are just getting started. Americans don't accept tyranny. It's not in our national character. Good luck shutting all of us up.

[Cryptoad]

6. Russians fill the street

be it doesnt change the fact that Putin has all the Power....... it will be the same here....

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Then move to Russia if you think they are ahead of the curve. Americans will resist, persist, & win

[Cryptoad]

11. U move to Russia

no need to be rude just cause us dont agree with my opinion,,,,,,

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Defeatism is rude. I don't like it. . . nt

[Cryptoad]

16. No you have offer no valid

action that will break up their "complete" consolidation of POWER. Realism is not defeatism.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. There is a lot to do, but you've already surrendered to Putin-Bannon. Suggestions to you? Too late.

[Cryptoad]

19. Do tell,,,,,

I have not read anything up have offered up that would stop this.

[LanternWaste]

20. Then perhaps today's breaking news may dissuade you

Then perhaps today's breaking news may dissuade you your negativism and submission to prophecy and telling a future as predicated on bias.

[Cryptoad]

21. Nothing has changed today that

would contradict what I posted. They still have absolute power.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

43. What a crock binary thinking is; the all-or-nothing "we don't do nuance" thinking.

              [font size = "+1"]Nobody[/font] has absolute power.

[Cryptoad]

44. Yet Steve Bannon continues

to take dump in the White House every day,,,,,,

[Bernardo de La Paz]

45. Of course he does. . . . . . nt

[mvd]

34. Yes. I'm not giving up and I still will vote!

Russia doesn't have the history of democracy that the US does. It may take too much, and I am very disappointed in the intelligence of too many voters, but I feel that America will wake up.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

38. They already are waking up, compadre.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029049747

[mvd]

41. Good news!

Hope to see him in the 20s before too long.

[wildeyed]

14. Lol!

What in the history of the USA leads you to believe that? Russia is a fascinating country with a rich cultural history, but all they do is get ground into the earth by authoritarian leaders. USA, not so much...

You are like the Eeyore of the resistance. Have fun with that!

[Phoenix61]

29. No it won't.

Russia had very little experience in being a democracy. If you think the government can pass laws and make people obey you have forgotten what happened during prohibition. It didn't stop people from drinking at all, alcohol consumption actually went up. We are a nation based on the rule of law. That is still very much in place.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. +1. . . nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. If there was a coup wouldn't they disrupt the internet and media?

My internet connection is fine and I am watching CNN basically call Trump a liar.

[Tatiana]

12. Witnessing those people at the airports brought tears to my eyes.

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This country is full of good people, who care about their fellow men and women and are willing to defend them no matter the cost (Sally Yates got fired over the Muslim Ban).

You're right. It's not in our national character, in spite of Russian psyops to change our values and beliefs.

[Cryptoad]

18. They dont have to run psyops anymore

They have now Complete absolute power. If u think an armed revolution is possible u need to rethink that.

[irisblue]

3. Not while I am alive.

That fuck is not killing this country.

[wildeyed]

15. There are worse things than being dead.

Really.

[NCjack]

10. Question for Press Sec. Spicer: Has the president canceled the 2018 elections? nt

[FSogol]

22. Game over man, game over....

Checks and Balances, man. Give them time to work. Watergate from the break in to the resignation took 2 years and more stuff came out for a couple of years. Trumpy and company are going down, it just won't happen overnight.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. Tokyo Rose?

[Cryptoad]

25. I drank some of Tokyo Rose Wine once....

bad ass hangover......

[oasis]

24. Now I know who I don't want to share my foxhole with. nt

[Cryptoad]

26. You got that chit right!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. It would smell like pee pee and doo doo.

[Lotusflower70]

30. Unacceptable

I won't kiss it goodbye. This is my country damn It! The judges across the country are part of the checks and balances. The press is part of the checks and balances. We the people are part of the checks and balances. The Constitution is part of the checks and balances. We have to keep fighting. There future generations counting on us. I understand the despair but dig deep for the long battle.

[brooklynite]

31. ...and yet, you're freely complaining about it on an online blog...

see the difference?

[get the red out]

32. This Coup is going DOWN!

I was rather defeatist until Comey was fired, Trump threw a cow pasture against the fan with that one!

[C_U_L8R]

33. Just when things were getting funny

Aw... shit

[KingCharlemagne]

35. Are you using tge word coup figuratively? Trump came to power

Via constitutional means, i.e., not a coup. Or just what do you mean?

[nocalflea]

36. Why so easily defeated ? Oh yee, of little faith.

Do you not see the insult in your despair? Think of all who have died for this country - giving up does not honor them - or us.

[WinkyDink]

37. No patience, eh? Watergate break-in: 1972. Nixon resignation: 1974.

[VOX]

39. Yes, but it's the sloppiest coup ever.

Rank amateurs who (at the moment) have power ONLY due to their greater breathing body-count. At most, only 1/3 of Americans back these assholes right now.

Their grip on power is temporary. The task is to hinder them at the control panel until they can be voted out. Or dragged out by law enforcement. Fortunately for the country, they've alienated too many enforcers to have a lock in that area.

[NastyRiffraff]

40. We, as a country have faced down challenges before

The Revolutionary War which could easily have gone the other way. The Civil War which tested whether we would be a nation or just a collection of states. The Nixon constitutional crisis, to name just a few.

We won't back down because of of the Orange Idiot. We got this. It won't be quick, or easy, but we got it.

[SoCalMusicLover]

42. I Agree With OP

It's not over until the fat lady sings.

But if it looks like she's about to start, I'm sure they'll take care of her, like they did Comey.

This is not like frickin' Watergate. We have NO MEDIA. We have NO REASONABLE CONGRESS MEMBERS. We have less than half of the Supreme Court.

But thankfully, we'll all still be here posting in a few years, talking about the "change" that's a comin'. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em.

[bdjhawk]

46. I am going to fight Trompe to the bitter end

but I share in the pessimism. FAUX News and soon to be even bigger Sinclair have the right wing minions following blindly-- note the silence from these "patriots" who went into loud hysterics over minor issues like when BO wore a tan suit and Michelle wore a sleeveless dress, yet remain silent while Russians are literally in the Oval Office. Having these minions who will support/not protest Trompe just empowers the Repugs in Congress to not address the serious issues facing our country.