Rep. Steve King posts meme bragging red states have '8 trillion bullets'

[riversedge]

Source: roll call




Post theorizing a hypothetical civil war comes at a time when leaders have called for more thoughtfulness

Posted Mar 18, 2019 9:23 AM

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, posted a meme to Facebook Saturday about a hypothetical civil war. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Steve King posted a meme Saturday about a hypothetical civil war between “blue states” fighting over which bathroom to use and “red states” with trillions of bullets.

The post is an image of two figures composed of traditionally Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning states in fighting postures with text superimposed over top. The caption reads: “Folks keep talking about another civil war. One side has about 8 trillion bullets, while the other side doesn’t know which bathroom to use.”

“Wonder who would win?” the Iowa Republican wrote on Facebook.....................................

Read more: https://www.rollcall.com/news/rep-steve-king-posts-meme-to-facebook-about-8-trillion-bullets-in-hypothetical-civil-war

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I have reported this tweet this morning.

Link to tweet

[ck4829]

1. Do they really need all 8 trillion bullets to shoot at the backs of schoolkids and praying people?

[Chin music]

27. +1

8 trillion bullets? But only 5 million hold them. A good hunter doesn't need semi auto, just one bullet, one 'deer'. They think we're a bunch of cowards. Someone starts shooting at me or mine, he'll go down. His bullets are then mine. Arms conversion, just like that. Better dead, than red.

[LonePirate]

2. Look where Iowa is in that meme. And he's advocating for red states?

[KayF]

33. his 2020 opponent can use this n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

3. Censure this a-hole already. Jeezus H.

[onit2day]

18. Pelosi should make sure he is expelled This goes well beyond 'censure'.

He is instigating violence between citizens of America. It's not Red America or Blue America, it is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA which Rep King is trying to divide into violent opponents while encouraging fights. Some will see his comments as support for violent acts and his history of encouraging radical violence should be enough to expel him from congress. His 'We are better armed so 'We' will win'...with trillions of bullets. Promoting civil war is not defending the constitution by any means. Expel Rep King now!

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Totally agree, but I wonder if they have the resolve to actually do it.

At least censure would/ should shut his despicable racist mouth up? That said, I would love to see him kicked out and humiliated. He should have been before now.

[Chin music]

28. +1

[cstanleytech]

31. Agreed, he needs to be expelled.

[Efilroft Sul]

4. One side has millions of known knuckle-draggers who've repeatedly stated murderous intent.

The other side keeps quiet about its personal defenses so the fascists will never know who sent them screaming down to hell.

[Ahpook]

11. Yeah, WTF

Been there and done that anyway.

They want a second go? I certainly hope not, and it won't be. I suspect a few random attacks when the stinker in the WH is evicted, but nothing more

They'll crawl back in their hole

[cstanleytech]

32. More like they will probably crawl back under their rocks to hide from the light. nt

[dalton99a]

5. And this goddamn traitor is in Congress

[bluestarone]

6. MY thoughts as well

Kinda SCARY huh?

[Chin music]

29. +1

[pamela]

7. That assumes Blue States would care if they left.

Let's see Dumbfuckistan survive without Blue State dollars.

[onit2day]

19. Blue states are carrying the red states now by our fed taxes.

[cstanleytech]

34. Well since we have the House maybe our guys can change that?

After all why should blue state money be used in red states governed by people that refuse to do things that will help all of their states people and instead do things to keep them and their party in power?

[patphil]

8. 8 trillion huh?

Well, I guess that means they win. We all know revolutions are won by bullets.
What a dildo!
Note: a dildo is a mindless f**ker.

Patrick Phillips

[colsohlibgal]

9. Trump Is Obviously Not The Only Dangerous Wacko

I see this as a not so veiled threat. Combine this with the increasingly unhinged tweet barrage from the Orange Fuhrer and we are getting deeper into uncharted and dangerous territory.

Orange Twitler seems to be getting crazier and crazier, all combined with dumb and a total lack of empathy.

[LiberalFighter]

10. He apparently doesn't know anything about cutting the head off of the snake.

[atreides1]

12. They have 8 trillion bullets

And a bunch of Darwin awardees that like to tuck their guns into their sweatpants...

[47of74]

13. Or the guys who like to shoot first and pull gun out of holster second

[Chin music]

30. +1

[3catwoman3]

38. This makes me laugh every time I see it.

Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.

I am glad the man was not seriously injured.

[ck4829]

49. LOL

[Astraea]

14. if I didn't live in one...

I'd say take your red states and screw

[Demonaut]

15. we win, the Americans

[Crowman2009]

16. I wonder what the knuckle-draggers will do when the food & medicine runs out?

They seem to forget that with war comes disease epidemics and hospitals without equipment. Plus there won't be any immigrants working there farms.

[onit2day]

20. Exactly. without blue states, red states would starve in so many ways.

[BlueIdaho]

21. Dear Red States - please leave now.

It’s a great way to clear out the shallow end of the gene pool.

[Paladin]

22. And we Red State Democrats can just fuck ourselves, correct?

Here's a novel concept: How about maintaining what's left of our democratic republic, and not falling to the level of evil pricks like Steve King, donald trump, et al? Just a thought, from somebody treading water in that gene pool.

[BlueIdaho]

42. Dude...

I’m an Idaho democrat. States don’t come redder than Idaho so I get the whole fight the good fight thing - and I do my part. But the odds of enlightening a state full of Mormon potato farmers, Aryan Nations leftovers, and now militant Redoubt members are slim to none.

The only hope we have in this red state is a massive number of people re-locating from Seattle and Portland.

If Idaho left the union, I’d move the 35 miles west into Washington state.

[Paladin]

43. Yeah, I've been dealing with the same dire conditions here in Texas for decades.

And I've endured a steady stream of Texas-bashing, here at DU.

And then along comes Beto O'Rourke.

Hope springs eternal....Dude.

[BlueIdaho]

45. Right on!

Since we both know this red state thing ain’t gonna happen, we need to keep up the push for progress. We had the first Native American progressive woman run for governor this last election cycle. Proud as hell I got to help that happen.

I was born in Idaho - then a progressive Democratic state with a proud union tradition. Shift happens. Things change. Stay cool and never quit!

[Paladin]

47. Well said. (nt)

[jgmiller]

23. Over 150 years and they still haven't learned

While the states have changed around a bit it's still pretty much the south against the north and the red states still haven't learned. The reason they lost the civil war wasn't because they didn't have enough bullets it was because they didn't have the factories that produced the bullets. They still don't and now they don't have the technology on their side either.

This is not a knock on anyone in the south, they have far more industry than they did 150 years ago and they have a far better education system than then but the simple fact of the matter is that the money, innovation and industry has stayed in the north and moved to the west coast too.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. I traveled the back roads of GA a few years back and realized they haven't ever recovered.

I mean no disrespect as Georgia is beautiful and there are millions of good people there. The dilapidated houses, particularly the older, larger (anti-bellum) ones was sad to see. We have not, as a nation, recognized or addressed the economic disparity caused by generations of the wealthy controlling everything. And it started before the Civil War and continued unchecked as "Reconstruction" was derailed by greedy, wealthy interests.

[Lars39]

35. There are parts of TN like that.

Was raised in one of those towns that had never recovered. I think it was because of this that I never heard anyone speak positively about the Civil War, or even hear anyone talk about the Civil War at all.
All that changed when talk radio and the “You might be a redneck if” guy became popular.
The county voted blue until the 2000 elections, when for the first time they voted on electronic voting machines.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. Thanks Lars. I didn't mean to exclude other similar states. I imagine most wanted to forget the war

The voting machine manipulation (hack able) is a national problem that has not been addressed since the painfully obvious 2000 election debacle. It is still a huge concern for those who pay attention (a minority). You are so right about AM radio (unchecked by any alternate "news" or viewpoints in a large swath of the U.S.) The money goes to the networks and organizations controlling the right-wing, keep 'em down messaging 24/7/365. Fox, Limbaugh, and all the rabid faithful.

[Lars39]

37. We moved there back in the 70s, so if you met an older person, chances were good that they knew

people who had lived during the Civil War, or the aftermath.

[Yeehah]

26. Squawk! Squawk! Another chickenhawk!

Koward King never served in the military, but he'd love to send others into war.

[jmowreader]

39. Red states might have "about 8 trillion bullets"...

...but blue states have people who can breach roads, close off access to seaports, pipe satanic heavy metal into churches, convert 24 Hour Talk Radio stations into 24 Hour Ozzy stations, edit NFL broadcasts so all 92 players on both sides look like Colin Kaepernick, make Jim Bakker Prepper Food taste even worse than it already does, and do everything else they possibly can to take away the red states' will to live.

[roamer65]

40. King is a tool of Russian intelligence.

He spreads Russian agitprop.

[Kablooie]

44. Boy, they really are pushing for American deaths.

Disagree with someone, just kill them and the arguement is over.

[truthisfreedom]

46. How much you wanna bet this meme was generated in Russia?

[hatrack]

48. Well, let's see . . .

The "Lucky Gunner" website brought up 9 mm ammunition for $150/1000, so that's about $1.2 trillion in all.

No wonder the red states have such shitty infrastructure and schools - they've already spent 8.3% of US GDP on ammunition.