Do you really want the US to become a police state?

[Twalli]

If people continue to not trust elections, there's no reason to have them. We become a police state. Do you really want this to happen?

I don't mind that Trump questioned the results. It is his right and mail in ballots were more prevalent in 2020 than they had been in the past. Nevertheless none of his claims gained any legal traction. Maybe he had a bad legal team, but that's his fault, he hired them. When none of them panned out he should have conceded.

Yes (explain)

No

[Red_Arrow]

Trump began by questioning the results. Yes, he can do that. But then after it was proven beyond any doubt that he had fewer votes, he looked for ways to toss many legitimate votes, for ways to have the states ignore the votes and give their electoral votes to him, and other illegal method, and then creating the Jan 6 rioting and breakin to the Capitol in an attempt to force Pence to ignore the votes and basically crown Trump king in defiance of voters.

[Twalli]

Kind of my point

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Geez, no. We take our freedoms for granted til it's gone and when it's gone the only way to get it back is by and killing and dying.

[Twalli]

I agree on the second part, but some people seem to not want us to have them right now

[Jersey2]

I thought they defunded the police.

Anyway, it won’t become a police state, it will become a shooting gallery.

[Twalli]

Please tell me you're joking about the first part.

[Jersey2]

Yes, I am. Tongue in cheek as they say. I guess I could use /s.

[Twalli]

That's the problem with things like this, sarcasm is hard to express.

[bean2k21]

See there you go showing your racist white privilege ass, it's already a police state.

[Twalli]

It isn't, I know people who lived in police states.

[KrakenAttackin]

Leftists are the most notorious suppressors if free speech in history (think Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot z Che Guevara).

[Twalli]

They were all totalitarian, which is what would actually happen if a leader actually succeded in denying the results.

[joeldalton]

Wait, are republicans winning a ….. say the line…threat to democracy?

[Twalli]

Them refusing to accept them losing is.

[joeldalton]

C’mon say the line!

[Twalli]

What line?

[joeldalton]

“Threat to our democracy!”

[Twalli]

If they win, it isn't. When they refuse to accept they lose, it is a threat to democracy.

[joeldalton]

Bahahaha. Psst. We know “threat to democracy” = “threat to democrat control”

[Twalli]

Not at all. I don't have an issue with them winning, only refusing to accept that they lose.

[joeldalton]

lmao. Like Hillary who still think Trump cheated in 2016? Like that?

[Twalli]

She won the popular vote and didn't refuse to accept the results. Trump did in 2020 and still claims he won.

[joeldalton]

Guess what winning the popular vote and $5 gets you? A Starbucks coffee.

[Twalli]

Just wished to point out the popular vote hasn't gone red once except 2004.

[joeldalton]

And I’ll point out…who gives a fuck?

[Twalli]

Most people don't like the GOP candidates.

[joeldalton]

Lmao. Yes, most dead people don’t.

[Twalli]

Actually before 2000, very few candidates that lost the popular, ws on the electoral

[joeldalton]

So what?

[Twalli]

So it is worth noticing that outside of John Kerry, your part has put out candidates that most of our country doesn't want holding office. Also since 2020, they have deluded themselves into believing that they can only lose due to massive fraud.

[joeldalton]

And it’s worth noting that The 2020 election wasn’t a fair election. So yes, Dems only win when they cheat.

[dudeinohio]

Provided it is an apolitical military dictatorship, then I'd support a police state.

[Agape93]

Why?

[dudeinohio]

Discipline.

[Twalli]

It will be politically motivated, at least at the start.

[KelleyNice]

The USA already is a police state.

[Twalli]

Trust me, it isn't

[Guy13]

You are exactly right…insightful

[Agape93]

Nope. I don't value authoritarianism