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old man 76

(228 posts)
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 06:54 AM Oct 2016

A vote for a dictatorship

Trump is saying he will jail Hillary if he becomes president.Now LePage feels those who oppose him should be in prison. The sad part is the conservatives agree because they are incapable of seeing where this could lead. How do the leaders of most dictatorships keep in office? They simply imprison or execute people who oppose their views. The statements of Trump and LePage say what they would do if they ever gained enough power. A vote for them is like supporting a government like Russia, China or north Korea.

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gordianot

(15,535 posts)
1. This is not going away in the long run.
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 07:21 AM
Oct 2016

It is what the Republican Party has become and a sizable number of Americans support. They will lose this time but will be back with maybe new actors. Wealth inequality and marginalization is here to stay worldwide.

brush

(58,042 posts)
2. I think you're right. I suspect once Hillary wins there will be some significant push back . . .
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 09:01 AM
Oct 2016

from some of Trump's extreme, well-armed, hostile and angry base that will need to reckoned with.

 

Mika

(17,751 posts)
3. I remember significant disappointment when Prez O said he would not seek prosecutions...
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 09:40 AM
Oct 2016

... of any of the Bush/Cheney crime families & associated liars.






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