Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-los-angeles-marines/

26 comments

  1. Didn’t the editors of The Nation refuse to endorse Harris? These lazy ass both-sidesers are as much to blame for losing Democracy as the redneck Jesus Freaks who actively cheer for this.

  3. I think we’re past danger. These riots are manufactured. This is them just speeding up the timeline to call Martial law. This was part of the plan. This is part of project 2025 secret plan.

    The way they’re acting on immigration is a cover story to get rid of the people they really want to get rid of.

  5. No, it’s not “in danger,” dipshits. We’re not watching “encroaching authoritarianism.” We’re IN IT. He is deploying the military into a US city to enforce his deportation of brown people. Like, stop waiting for a line to be crossed: it has been crossed. No, mid-west voters do not need investigative pieces in the Atlantic or wherever trying to understand their motivations. We KNOW what is happening. There is a plainly racist, decrepit dictator at the head of the world’s most successful democracy, and he and his virulent racist followers are hell-bent on destroying everything around them. The end.

  6. The LA protests today and the Attack on the Capitol on January 6 have one thing in common, Donald Trump caused them both to happen.

  7. It was “in Danger” all of last year and in mortal danger after the Election.

    We’re well past “in Danger” now and far into “Democracy is over”.

    Wake the fuck up and stop sanewashing and softsoaping this shit, please.

  8. What exactly does he think the Marines are going to do here. If he doesn’t activate the Insurrection act they can’t take prisoners or detain anyone, besides these are people trained for war, not really riot control.
    Also, where the hell are they going to sleep.

    In addition to that, California has cancelled all contracts for ICE detention in state, so it’s up to ICE to find somewhere to detain any prisoners they do collect, their options on jails and detention centers is going to be very limited.

    So here’s what’s likely to happen, there will be some minor skirmishes and protesting, dumpsters and road signs will occasionally be lit on fire, there will be some pepperball shots and tear gas and some various outbreaks of isolated violence that the media will hype up as the end of western civilization.

    Meanwhile, on planet reality, 99% of the time these soldiers will be in full tact gear, outside in the heat sweating, and resting on a riot shield while collecting overtime pay.

    How long this occupation lasts? Who’s to say. Will it escalate? I have no idea, but this is the very likely outcome for the foreseeable future.

    Take a good look at it, each truck, each vest, each tear gas can, every officer in uniform standing around doing nothing? That’s why you don’t have healthcare.

  9. No one with any serious power cares about dangers to our democracy or they would have started fighting years ago. They will care when unfettered capitalism is in danger and their generational wealth is threatened. America sucks.

  12. I’m in absolute despair, watching from Canada. I am just so devastated for my American friends. I remember the morning after the election, saying it was truly going to be bad, and being told I was over-dramatic. Those people are silent now.

  13. we knew democracy was in danger the second he was elected for a second term, this is absolutely no surprise

  15. Danger? That ship has sailed when he was reelected after attempting a coup on Jan 6th.

  16. When cancer spread to my dad brain, lungs bones and liver the doctors didn’t say there was a risk. They said to say goodbye.

    Say gnite folks.

  19. “…we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
    – Kevin Roberts, Heritage Foundation President

  20. Our armed forces need to step up and say no to civil war tactics. I hate my country now

  21. Democrats need to start accumulating guns for self defense. Literally now

  22. Republicans could stop this. They won’t. Fuck the fascists.

  23. Why do the marines go if they swore an oath to the constitution and they are not supposed to obey unlawful orders? What does that look like? If a soldier or marine or guardsman determines they have received an unlawful order?

  24. Looks like he wants to create a reason to arrest the governor Newsom and install someone who will do what he tells them to do.

    This country has no idea Trump is acting right out of Putins play book. Its disgusting how unintelligent this society has become that they cant see they are being taken over by a rich old racist power hungry man.

  25. Right after Elon let us know about Trump’s Epstein connection (as if everyone doesn’t already know). Perfect timing.

  26. May those men and women remember their oath to the Constitution and their oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

    Or shall their trials for crimes against Americans be quick and swift.

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