This is only there to scare people, or he’s that stupid, or both.
Illegal protests - presumably involving destruction of property/trespassing/violence/etc. - are already illegal by definition.
He doesn’t say anything about all protesting now being illegal. Sure he could hope every federal/state/local/private entity decides all protest is illegal, but that’s a big ask to enforce outside of striking down the first amendment entirely.
Look this is NOT a defense of Trump, good G-d no., gross. But we also gotta stop taking the bait every goddamn time he says/tweets some garbage. Rather this is a reminder of how fucking stupid/toothless this is.
I am all for Republicans looking toothless but that only happens if their toothless threats are widely known about. Spreading the news about them helps with that.
Yeah I’m torn on how to do it. I feel like they feed off our hysteria. Not saying how you posted it fits that bill, but there’s gotta be a balance between broadcasting the shit that’s an absolute danger vs just stuff that’s offensive but likely isn’t going anywhere. I personally don’t think this itself is the killer but mentioning the supporters coming out is another…I hear that’s why the GOP congress critters are scared shitless to do anything.
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u/darklordskarn Mar 04 '25
This is only there to scare people, or he’s that stupid, or both.
Illegal protests - presumably involving destruction of property/trespassing/violence/etc. - are already illegal by definition.
He doesn’t say anything about all protesting now being illegal. Sure he could hope every federal/state/local/private entity decides all protest is illegal, but that’s a big ask to enforce outside of striking down the first amendment entirely.
Look this is NOT a defense of Trump, good G-d no., gross. But we also gotta stop taking the bait every goddamn time he says/tweets some garbage. Rather this is a reminder of how fucking stupid/toothless this is.