Be Very Afraid of Trump's Concession Speech

[Mr. Ected]

Bet a dollar to a donut that Stephen Miller and Stephen Bannon have already penned a concession speech. Not your garden variety concession speech, though.

I fear that Trump's speech will invoke future obfuscation, lawsuits, civil disobedience, and a dog whistle call to arms. It will be inflammatory, undemocratic, reckless and stymieing. The media won't know what to do with it, but they'll give it a favorable environment to foment and ultimately incite. They will continue to foster this fascist uprising.

For Trump, the end is only the beginning. He's been telegraphing his modus operandi for months, now.

[TrekLuver]

1. Oh Absolutely...he's not suddenly going to change who he is. I however have decided to eat Mexican

food for dinner and snacks on Tuesday night. Fuck you Donald Trump.

[Docreed2003]

12. Well it is Taco Tuesday...NT

[TrekLuver]

13. OMG LOL that's right how could I forget????

[tammywammy]

19. Taco Trucks on every corner!

[relayerbob]

2. Maybe we'll be lucky

and he'll just slink away without saying a word. Concession speeches are not required nor relevant

[Mr. Ected]

5. If only.

Trump probably realizes that his only hope to rule would be to work outside the lines of democracy. If the election fails, a coup is in order. Any concession speech would simply signal Round II to his band of Deplorables.

[Cha]

15. Ha! trump miss an opportunity to show the Nation what a whiny Loser

he is? Not a chance. putin will be so proud

[smorkingapple]

3. I think he caves and does the usual speech. His kids need that brand to be worth something again

PLus no one will care about Trump day after election day. He's jumped the shark already, except we're forced to watch the show until Tues night.

[Cosmocat]

4. YEP

The vote may be over, but $hit is FAR from going to come to an end come Wednesday morning.

[Dem2]

6. I'll worry about that when it happens

Not looking past Tuesday at this point.

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

7. If it goes off the rails, media shouldn't cover it

If they do, they'll be equally responsible for any incitement of violence by that idiot.

[BSdetect]

14. I agree but they most definitely will. Its swill for pigs.

More ratings fodder.

[LiberalLovinLug]

33. Uncharted territory

but they should know by now how unpredictable Trump is, and should have a plan to counter and boldly brand this behaviour as treasonous.

But I suspect they will simply have on Kelly Anne post speech immediately to say..."oh no no that's NOT what he said at all...Donald is a peaceful person, its just you in the liberal media twisting his words to imply he is advocating violence......but you just wait until Hillary, who may have murdered 50 people herself, erases the 2nd amendment, and starts her purge."

[regnaD kciN]

8. Yes, it'll pretty obviously be a non-concession speech…

And I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him or his followers call on Republicans in Congress to simply refuse to formally accept the Electoral College result and have the Republican-controlled House choose him as President. And, while that nightmare scenario remains a possibility, I get the feeling that lots of mainstream Republicans, including those in Congess, will be all-too-happy to be rid of him and forget he ever was their party's nominee.

[NastyWomen]

9. No tax returns NO CONCESSION SPEECH

He will either slink away or start railing against the "crooked rigged system" immediately on his new TrumpTV site. He will start begging the deplorables to send money to carry on the fight against "crooked Washington."

[vlyons]

10. I refuse to be afraid of anything that lying asshole says

I'm going to focus on bringing attention to knowledge about what Fascism is, and getting hooked up to help turn Texas blue by outlawing gerrymandering.

[procon]

16. I worry that he will exhort his followers to fight and anarchy will follow.

Look at all the code words he uses now, the framework for violence is already in place. There are enough militant, gun toting Kooks for Trump out there to really cause havoc. Wouldn't the optics look great if law enforcement is videoed fighting and arresting rioters wearing their Trump gear.

The rightwing would blame everything of the newly elected president, Hillary, and it would never end.

[adigal]

25. Cities will be fine, it's rural areas like where I live that may be a problem

I have seriously considered buying a gun for the first time in my adult life with this election.

[procon]

29. Like terrorists, they'll want to make a big impact in a major city or a monument.

They'd want major news coverage in a large and symbolic public venue to deliver their manifesto. Trump's followers have already said they plan on targeting the WH and the Court building.

[adigal]

35. Well, that's just stupid

Get themselves killed real fast.

[procon]

36. LOL! I don't think they've actually given much thought to the consequences.

I was skimming through a rightwing forum and that bunch really thought that they could bring their guns and occupy the WH lawn (kinda like the Bundy group) and force Hillary to 'give herself up.' They really, really like that 'Lock her up' chant. They're all nuts, more like the contestants from a crazy reality show inspired by the movie, Deliverance, or a bunch of 12 year old escapees from soundstage of The Lord of The Flies.

Yeah, they might be stupid, but that makes them dangerously unpredictable.

[a kennedy]

17. Don't think he'll give one....he says now the election is rigged....why would he give one.

I hope we NEVER see him again after he loses.

[Mad_Dem_X]

22. He won't go quietly, that's for sure.

He'll be rantin' and ravin' and foaming at the mouth until they drag him off the stage.

[geek tragedy]

23. He's going after 'the establishment' ie Paul Ryan for an encore nt

[manicraven]

28. I think so, too. Trump ALWAYS seeks revenge.

[adigal]

24. What will Pence do??? He's a favorite for 2020 and a speech like that

Will knock him out of contention. And you know, he won't be able to stop the batshit crazy Orange Buffoon.

[Mr. Ected]

27. Lock yourself into a crazed orangutan's pen

And you're bound to be covered in some hurled feces.

Fuck him.

[Hekate]

26. Yep, I'm expecting him to do all of that and more. He's dangerous.

[maryellen99]

30. I know of people who stocking up on food

They think they are going to be riots if Trump loses and they can't leave their homes.

[mainer]

31. I expect he will call for revolution and attacks against our own country

he will incite treason. All to feed his ego.

[gordianot]

32. I heard a rumor some Trump supporters are going to try an exit poll locally.

I do so hope I am approached.

[vlyons]

37. Ur-Fascism

14 Ways to see Fascism by Umberto Eco
http://interglacial.com/pub/text/Umberto_Eco_-_Eternal_Fascism.html

"12. Since both permanent war and heroism are difficult games to play, the Ur-Fascist transfers his will to power to sexual matters.

This is the origin of machismo (which implies both disdain for women and intolerance and condemnation of nonstandard sexual habits, from chastity to homosexuality). Since even sex is a difficult game to play, the Ur-Fascist hero tends to play with weapons -- doing so becomes an ersatz phallic exercise.

13. Ur-Fascism is based upon a selective populism, a qualitative populism, one might say.

In a democracy, the citizens have individual rights, but the citizens in their entirety have a political impact only from a quantitative point of view -- one follows the decisions of the majority. For Ur-Fascism, however, individuals as individuals have no rights, and the People is conceived as a quality, a monolithic entity expressing the Common Will. Since no large quantity of human beings can have a common will, the Leader pretends to be their interpreter. Having lost their power of delegation, citizens do not act; they are only called on to play the role of the People. Thus the People is only a theatrical fiction. There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People.

Because of its qualitative populism, Ur-Fascism must be against "rotten" parliamentary governments. Wherever a politician casts doubt on the legitimacy of a parliament because it no longer represents the Voice of the People, we can smell Ur-Fascism."