[ExI] I wish this was fake news

[William Flynn Wallace]

>
> *> I do believe if the people don't want it, it won't happen.  Even if the
> military was on his side, I don't think they would coup against the nominal
> wishes of the majority of Americans.*

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I agree.  This is why the NRA's instilling fears of confiscation is just
loony.  Troops would revolt.

In 2016 a majority of the American people didn’t want Trump to be Commander
in Chief, even a plurality didn’t want him to have such awesome power, and
yet here we are. The Republican congress will go along with anything Trump
does and if he has the military on his side too its all over. How do you
expect civilians to stand up against main battle tanks? John K Clark
Troops would revolt. Then civil war?

 bill w

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 11:32 AM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Will Steinberg <steinberg.will at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> *> I'm finding it harder and harder to care one way or another,*
>
> You don't care  if a dictatorship is established?! Yes yes I know, it’s
> very trendy in certain circles to make provocative statements like "we
> already have a dictatorship", but the very fact that someone can make such
> statements and is not in jail is proof that the utterance is untrue. If you
> think this is as bad as things can get you suffer from a lack of
> imagination.
>
>> *> but I think there is a significantly nonzero chance that Trump at
>> least tries to do something like this.*
>
> I’m not certain Trump is smart enough to fulfill his dream of becoming
> dictator, he is after all not noted for his intellectual prowess, but I am
> certain if he looses in 2020 he will not be a good sport about it, and even
> a unsuccessful attempt to grab power will be pretty horrible. There will
> literally be blood in the streets.  And when it comes to gaining power
> being colorful and knowing the buzz words needed to whip a brainless mob
> into a frenzy might compensate for having a room temperature IQ.
>
>> *> I do believe if the people don't want it, it won't happen.  Even if
>> the military was on his side, I don't think they would coup against the
>> nominal wishes of the majority of Americans.*
>
> In 2016 a majority of the American people didn’t want Trump to be
> Commander in Chief, even a plurality didn’t want him to have such awesome
> power, and yet here we are. The Republican congress will go along with
> anything Trump does and if he has the military on his side too its all
> over. How do you expect civilians to stand up against main battle tanks?
>
>  John K Clark
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