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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #60 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:27am

Gordon wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 5:18pm:

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 17^th, 2025 at 4:48pm:

What are the odds Trump uses this as his excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807?

We're looking at what could be one of the biggest protests in US history, if not the biggest. And let's be honest, there is no way Trump just sits back and lets it happen. He's already declared open season on Americans, exactly as Harris warned he would. This sort of pressure is precisely what he's been itching for, because it gives him the justification to escalate.

How did your prediction pan out, tranny boi?

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Pretty much spot on. It was one of the largest protests in modern US history. The official verification isn't in yet, so no one is formally declaring it the biggest, but it's clearly the frontrunner.

It utterly dwarfed the estimated 1,200 who actually forced their way into the Capitol on January 6.

Trump publicly labelled Americans who didn't vote for him as "the enemy within", that isn't up for debate, it's documented.

Harris warned this is exactly where things were heading, and she was right.

And now we've got reports that agitators were embedded in the crowd attempting to provoke violence, but failed, so that checks out too.

So no, the warnings weren't hysteria. They were accurate predictions, and every one of them has landed.

But I suspect you already know that, given you immediately defaulted to insults without a shred of provocation.

Rough time to be an insecure Trump supporter. You holding up alright?

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #61 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:37am

Carl D wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:08am:

I wonder how many more MAGA idiots are now having 'buyers regret' about voting for Trump?

Lots and lots I would imagine.

I can just hear the howls of "But... but... we didn't vote for this".

Yes, yes they did. They were warned about what would happen if Trump was elected President again.

The farmers are the perfect example.

Trump wrecked them with his tariffs, twice. First time around, he slapped tariffs on China, China retaliated, US farmers copped it in the teeth, and Trump had to bail them out with tens of billions in subsidies just to stop them collapsing in his first term.

Then he did it again. Same tariffs, same retaliation. Meanwhile, Argentina gets a billion-dollar bailout from the US, removes taxes on its Soybean exports, then swoops in and signs fresh agriculture deals with China, taking over the market the US lost.

It is indistinguishable from the actions one would take if they were trying to destroy local agraculture deliberately.

Who could've seen that coming?

Every single farmer who lived through it the first time. They knew exactly what would happen, because it had already.

And yet, they still voted for him.

So yes, they voted for this. They just assumed the pain would land on someone else. They thought other people, brown people, black people, LGBTQ+ people, would suffer under Trump's policies, not them.

But now that it's their turn to bleed, suddenly it's "not what they voted for".

Except it is. Precisely.

So no, I've got no sympathy left to hand out. They ordered this meal. Now they can eat it.

May they have the exact day they voted for.

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #62 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:54am

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:37am:

Carl D wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:08am:

I wonder how many more MAGA idiots are now having 'buyers regret' about voting for Trump?

Lots and lots I would imagine.

I can just hear the howls of "But... but... we didn't vote for this".

Yes, yes they did. They were warned about what would happen if Trump was elected President again.

The farmers are the perfect example.

Trump wrecked them with his tariffs, twice. First time around, he slapped tariffs on China, China retaliated, US farmers copped it in the teeth, and Trump had to bail them out with tens of billions in subsidies just to stop them collapsing in his first term.

Then he did it again. Same tariffs, same retaliation. Meanwhile, Argentina gets a billion-dollar bailout from the US, removes taxes on its Soybean exports, then swoops in and signs fresh agriculture deals with China, taking over the market the US lost.

It is indistinguishable from the actions one would take if they were trying to destroy local agraculture deliberately.

Who could've seen that coming?

Every single farmer who lived through it the first time. They knew exactly what would happen, because it had already.

And yet, they still voted for him.

So yes, they voted for this. They just assumed the pain would land on someone else. They thought other people, brown people, black people, LGBTQ+ people, would suffer under Trump's policies, not them.

But now that it's their turn to bleed, suddenly it's "not what they voted for".

Except it is. Precisely.

So no, I've got no sympathy left to hand out. They ordered this meal. Now they can eat it.

May they have the exact day they voted for.

It's hard to have sympathy for people like this:

"I voted for Trump because I thought it would be funny to see liberals growl like dogs".

From the comments:

"How irresponsible do you have to be to vote for a criminal because you thought it would be funny to watch people suffer??"

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #63 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:59am

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 17^th, 2025 at 4:48pm:

What are the odds Trump uses this as his excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807?

We're looking at what could be one of the biggest protests in US history, if not the biggest. And let's be honest, there is no way Trump just sits back and lets it happen. He's already declared open season on Americans, exactly as Harris warned he would. This sort of pressure is precisely what he's been itching for, because it gives him the justification to escalate.

Whitlam changed the role and office of prime minister, seeing it as a place of executive agency and initiative. Power and authority became more centralised in the PM’s orbit, accelerating a growing trend. Whitlam was so foremost that it often seemed like he was the government. It prompted journalist Laurie Oakes to ask: “What would happen to the Government if you fell under a bus tomorrow?”

He replied: “With the improvements my government has initiated in urban transport, that is unlikely to happen.”

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #64 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:11am

Frank wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 11:42am:

Millions Gather To Express Total Ignorance About Political System

U.S. — Millions of Americans took to the streets today in order to express to the world their total and absolute ignorance about the political system they live in.

Several major cities including Boston, New York City and Chicago saw over one hundred thousand residents show up to proclaim their abject incomprehension of governance.

"The world needs to understand how incredibly little we know," said local man Roger McMahon, who had joined the march. "I really do not think the greater population appreciates how completely uneducated and illiterate we are when it comes to our own political system. That's why I'm here marching. We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class."

Rallygoers marched throughout the day on Saturday, chanting various slogans such as "Where do I live?" and "How does government work?"

"It's incredibly inspiring, seeing so many people walking arm in arm saying 'Hey, I don't know anything,'" said local woman Barbara Samson. "It feels incredible to be part of this movement of telling people that I'm a real dullard."

At publishing time, the rest of the world had politely told the rallygoers that the message had been received.

SUCCESS: After Weekend Of 'No Kings' Protests, America Will Now Still Not Have Any Kings

"We did it!" cried rally organizer Jennie Richardson. "No one seized the throne and became king over the weekend. All of our marching and chanting has paid off. It just shows the power of the people that we made it to the end of the weekend and didn't become a monarchy."

America reportedly began the weekend as a democratic republic, and due to a lot of people walking around with posters, will end the weekend as a democratic republic. "No, the government did not collapse over the weekend and get replaced by a self-proclaimed king," said American historian Marshall Timpton. "After a weekend of ‘No Kings' protests, there are still no monarchs. It's a massive success."

At publishing time, leftists had also declared their "No Rule By Alien Overlords" protests to be a roaring success.

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #65 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:13am

Bobby. wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 8:20am:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 4:25pm:

Marla wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 12:55pm:

Well, I got high.

America should definitely do more of these.

Marla was stoned out of her cotton pickin mind. Shocked

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-kings-rallies-colorado-october-2025/

Thousands protest in dozens of Colorado "No Kings" rallies;

12 arrests made in Denver, police say

By Austen Erblat, Jasmine Arenas, Michael Abeyta

Updated on: October 19, 2025 / 11:35 AM MDT / CBS Colorado

Another round of "No Kings" protests took place around the country on Saturday to protest the Trump Administration, and Colorado saw rallies in dozens of locations, from downtown Denver and the broader Denver metro area to northern and southern parts of the state, throughout the mountains, and in some less densely populated communities across the Eastern Plains.

The last time "No Kings" rallies were held on June 14 -- which coincided with President Trump's birthday and the anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army -- thousands of people came to the State Capitol in Denver, and countless more attended similar rallies across the state. Most were peaceful, although a few small clashes broke out between protesters and police in Denver, leading to multiple arrests.

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #66 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:25am

Frank wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:11am:

Frank wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 11:42am:

Millions Gather To Express Total Ignorance About Political System

U.S. — Millions of Americans took to the streets today in order to express to the world their total and absolute ignorance about the political system they live in.

Several major cities including Boston, New York City and Chicago saw over one hundred thousand residents show up to proclaim their abject incomprehension of governance.

"The world needs to understand how incredibly little we know," said local man Roger McMahon, who had joined the march. "I really do not think the greater population appreciates how completely uneducated and illiterate we are when it comes to our own political system. That's why I'm here marching. We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class."

Rallygoers marched throughout the day on Saturday, chanting various slogans such as "Where do I live?" and "How does government work?"

"It's incredibly inspiring, seeing so many people walking arm in arm saying 'Hey, I don't know anything,'" said local woman Barbara Samson. "It feels incredible to be part of this movement of telling people that I'm a real dullard."

At publishing time, the rest of the world had politely told the rallygoers that the message had been received.

SUCCESS: After Weekend Of 'No Kings' Protests, America Will Now Still Not Have Any Kings

"We did it!" cried rally organizer Jennie Richardson. "No one seized the throne and became king over the weekend. All of our marching and chanting has paid off. It just shows the power of the people that we made it to the end of the weekend and didn't become a monarchy."

America reportedly began the weekend as a democratic republic, and due to a lot of people walking around with posters, will end the weekend as a democratic republic. "No, the government did not collapse over the weekend and get replaced by a self-proclaimed king," said American historian Marshall Timpton. "After a weekend of ‘No Kings' protests, there are still no monarchs. It's a massive success."

At publishing time, leftists had also declared their "No Rule By Alien Overlords" protests to be a roaring success.

I'm embarrassed for you Frank.

You got such little traction with your first attempt, you had to self-quote it for your second.

Sad...

You sound and talk like a complete idiot.

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #67 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:29am

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:25am:

Frank wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 10:11am:

Frank wrote on Oct 19^th, 2025 at 11:42am:

Millions Gather To Express Total Ignorance About Political System

U.S. — Millions of Americans took to the streets today in order to express to the world their total and absolute ignorance about the political system they live in.

Several major cities including Boston, New York City and Chicago saw over one hundred thousand residents show up to proclaim their abject incomprehension of governance.

"The world needs to understand how incredibly little we know," said local man Roger McMahon, who had joined the march. "I really do not think the greater population appreciates how completely uneducated and illiterate we are when it comes to our own political system. That's why I'm here marching. We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class."

Rallygoers marched throughout the day on Saturday, chanting various slogans such as "Where do I live?" and "How does government work?"

"It's incredibly inspiring, seeing so many people walking arm in arm saying 'Hey, I don't know anything,'" said local woman Barbara Samson. "It feels incredible to be part of this movement of telling people that I'm a real dullard."

At publishing time, the rest of the world had politely told the rallygoers that the message had been received.

SUCCESS: After Weekend Of 'No Kings' Protests, America Will Now Still Not Have Any Kings

"We did it!" cried rally organizer Jennie Richardson. "No one seized the throne and became king over the weekend. All of our marching and chanting has paid off. It just shows the power of the people that we made it to the end of the weekend and didn't become a monarchy."

America reportedly began the weekend as a democratic republic, and due to a lot of people walking around with posters, will end the weekend as a democratic republic. "No, the government did not collapse over the weekend and get replaced by a self-proclaimed king," said American historian Marshall Timpton. "After a weekend of ‘No Kings' protests, there are still no monarchs. It's a massive success."

At publishing time, leftists had also declared their "No Rule By Alien Overlords" protests to be a roaring success.

I'm embarrassed for you Frank.

You got such little traction with your first attempt, you had to self-quote it for your second.

Sad...

You sound and talk like a complete idiot.

“King Trump - I Like The Sound Of That,” Says Trump After Hearing About 'No Kings' Protest

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump stated that he actually kind of liked the ring of "King Trump" after hearing the term for the first time at Saturday's "No Kings" protest.

Though he had not previously considered declaring himself the ruling monarch of America, Trump stated that the protest had gotten him mulling the idea.

"I have to admit, I like what they're saying out there, King Trump. It sounds nice, doesn't it?" said Trump. "It really rolls off the tongue, King Trump. Then I could have a real crown, not like the tiny crown that TIME magazine put on me in that cover they did. There must be a million people out there yelling about King Trump. It's so nice to hear, I'm already their favorite President, now I could be their favorite King. It's a beautiful idea these people have given me, really terrific."

President Trump quickly gathered his aides to announce his decision to transition America into a dynastic monarchy. "I also want to commission a great monument to these people rallying today, the people who gave me the idea," said Trump. "I want them to know that without their chants of 'King Trump', I never would have done this. They should be congratulated, really terrific people who helped make this happen."

At publishing time, protesters had reportedly canceled next week's "No Emperors" rally.

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Reply #69 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 11:14am

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:54am:

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:37am:

Carl D wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:08am:

I wonder how many more MAGA idiots are now having 'buyers regret' about voting for Trump?

Lots and lots I would imagine.

I can just hear the howls of "But... but... we didn't vote for this".

Yes, yes they did. They were warned about what would happen if Trump was elected President again.

The farmers are the perfect example.

Trump wrecked them with his tariffs, twice. First time around, he slapped tariffs on China, China retaliated, US farmers copped it in the teeth, and Trump had to bail them out with tens of billions in subsidies just to stop them collapsing in his first term.

Then he did it again. Same tariffs, same retaliation. Meanwhile, Argentina gets a billion-dollar bailout from the US, removes taxes on its Soybean exports, then swoops in and signs fresh agriculture deals with China, taking over the market the US lost.

It is indistinguishable from the actions one would take if they were trying to destroy local agraculture deliberately.

Who could've seen that coming?

Every single farmer who lived through it the first time. They knew exactly what would happen, because it had already.

And yet, they still voted for him.

So yes, they voted for this. They just assumed the pain would land on someone else. They thought other people, brown people, black people, LGBTQ+ people, would suffer under Trump's policies, not them.

But now that it's their turn to bleed, suddenly it's "not what they voted for".

Except it is. Precisely.

So no, I've got no sympathy left to hand out. They ordered this meal. Now they can eat it.

May they have the exact day they voted for.

It's hard to have sympathy for people like this:

"I voted for Trump because I thought it would be funny to see liberals growl like dogs".

From the comments:

"How irresponsible do you have to be to vote for a criminal because you thought it would be funny to watch people suffer??"

Quote:

"How irresponsible do you have to be to vote for a criminal because you thought it would be funny to watch people suffer??"

OR living the good life on the right side of politics and loving it The right where being mean and nasty is a prerequisite.

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Armchair_Politician Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 27641 Gender:	Re: No Kings Protest Reply #70 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 12:19pm The good news for Trump is that Obama never got this many protesters when he was President. Trump can now rightfully claim to have bigger crowds at protests!
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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #71 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 12:58pm

Frank wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:59am:

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 17^th, 2025 at 4:48pm:

What are the odds Trump uses this as his excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807?

We're looking at what could be one of the biggest protests in US history, if not the biggest. And let's be honest, there is no way Trump just sits back and lets it happen. He's already declared open season on Americans, exactly as Harris warned he would. This sort of pressure is precisely what he's been itching for, because it gives him the justification to escalate.

Whitlam changed the role and office of prime minister, seeing it as a place of executive agency and initiative. Power and authority became more centralised in the PM’s orbit, accelerating a growing trend. Whitlam was so foremost that it often seemed like he was the government. It prompted journalist Laurie Oakes to ask: “What would happen to the Government if you fell under a bus tomorrow?”

He replied: “With the improvements my government has initiated in urban transport, that is unlikely to happen.”

Hey, TDS kids - Whitlam was Trump before Trump:

With promises to keep, Whitlam viewed caucus and cabinet as a rubber stamp. He was irritated by discussion and infuriated by dissent. Yet his authority was often challenged, and he was overruled in caucus and cabinet. Faced with an unending stream of criticism at one rowdy cabinet meeting, Whitlam abruptly halted the discussion, scanned the eyes of his ministers and said, “Listen, you blokes, this government has one thing going for it and you’re looking at it.”

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Re: No Kings Protest
Reply #74 - Oct 20^th, 2025 at 3:04pm

Frank wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 12:58pm:

Frank wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 9:59am:

ProudKangaroo wrote on Oct 17^th, 2025 at 4:48pm:

What are the odds Trump uses this as his excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807?

We're looking at what could be one of the biggest protests in US history, if not the biggest. And let's be honest, there is no way Trump just sits back and lets it happen. He's already declared open season on Americans, exactly as Harris warned he would. This sort of pressure is precisely what he's been itching for, because it gives him the justification to escalate.

Whitlam changed the role and office of prime minister, seeing it as a place of executive agency and initiative. Power and authority became more centralised in the PM’s orbit, accelerating a growing trend. Whitlam was so foremost that it often seemed like he was the government. It prompted journalist Laurie Oakes to ask: “What would happen to the Government if you fell under a bus tomorrow?”

He replied: “With the improvements my government has initiated in urban transport, that is unlikely to happen.”

Hey, TDS kids - Whitlam was Trump before Trump:

With promises to keep, Whitlam viewed caucus and cabinet as a rubber stamp. He was irritated by discussion and infuriated by dissent. Yet his authority was often challenged, and he was overruled in caucus and cabinet. Faced with an unending stream of criticism at one rowdy cabinet meeting, Whitlam abruptly halted the discussion, scanned the eyes of his ministers and said, “Listen, you blokes, this government has one thing going for it and you’re looking at it.”

Must be lonely being Frank. Nobody bites, so you have to quote reply yourself...

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