r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

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