Campaign groups have written to officials in nine states urging the former president be barred from running for office for allegedly inciting an insurrection.

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    1 year ago

    The best case for the country is Trump quietly passes away in his sleep.

    When he runs, no matter what, there will be violence. Something will not go his way, he will make some unsubtle plea for retribution, and people will get hurt.

    Actually, no. Even quietly in his sleep would be seen as some kind of conspiracy, and people will riot and hurt others. Hell, even if he had a heart attack just after admitting guilt on live TV, with his weirdo doctor examining him DURING the event and saying, “This is a heart attack that Donald Trump is having”, it would STILL be seen as a conspiracy and innocent people will get hurt.

    The problem is not that fat orange fuck. It’s the circumstances and people that allowed him to become their avatar of hate and ignorance. They are still here and primed for violence.

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      1 year ago

      Nah, I want that corrupt evil fuck to die in agonising pain, after decades in prison, but that’s just me.

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      I agree that we need something to stop the hate machine, but it occurs to me that there are still people who carry water for him that in the event of his sudden absence and power vacuum, another toady political figure is going to immediately take up the reins. I wonder how many decades it will take for the reverberations of Trumpism to fade. The Whigs existed in America well until the Civil War… and has even been revived in the last 10 years.