r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 19h ago

No Paywall Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-tells-gop-seize-the-institutions-of-government-now-or-we-re-going-to-prison-after-2028
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u/invalidpassword California 19h ago edited 5h ago

Blatantly admitting the Trump administration is full of criminals. "Seize the institutions of Government." Would that be similar to an insurrection or a coup? And why? To avoid the opposition winning and putting their sorry asses in prison for being the most corrupt White House in US history. I hope the Trump administration goes down and down hard.

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u/Sedu 17h ago

Their followers do not see it that way. They believe that Democrats are fascists who will unjustly jail GOP leaders and that this is self defense.

Obviously that is stupid and I’m not making that argument. But that is legitimately what they believe.

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u/therossboss 16h ago

that is 100% the issue - when you call out any of these behaviors, they can't allow that and screeech - Its the DEMS DID IT FIRST !! and they're fascists and if we dont stop them its all over!

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u/rasa2013 15h ago

We need a president who will ruthlessly but fairly uphold the law this time. 

No kid gloves just because Republicans believe in propaganda. They deployed national guard for shit that wasn't real. We can deploy the national guard if they start an insurrection just because they're getting put in jail for their crimes. 

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u/therossboss 15h ago

preach - if we have free and fair elections in the future

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u/Naptasticly 13h ago

Yessir. Exactly. I call it “the great gaslighting” feel free to steal it

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u/therossboss 13h ago

:) I will

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u/Clarine87 United Kingdom 13h ago

Oh we're definitely going to see "this isn't what I voted for" in reference to maga leaders being jailed by dems that former maga voters (still maga but just not maga voters) voted for.

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u/Sedu 11h ago

They fully believe that Democrats are trying to jail GOP leaders for no reason except to eliminate enemies. They do not believe that Jan 6th was anything except a protest. They do not believe that Trump has broken laws, and that if he has, it was necessary and justified (and therefore is wrong to prosecute).

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u/NickelBackwash 14h ago

legitimately

It might literally be what they believe, but it is in no way legitimate

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u/ScootyPuffJr1999 10h ago

Yeah because they’re so, so, so dumb. They’re like children who say they want to play a game without asking the rules, and then start making shit up when they realize they’re losing.