• LostWanderer@fedia.io
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    9 hours ago

    It’s about exerting political pressure, which has been shown to work with these clowns, as Trump and crew have backed down multiple times due to the people making their displeasure known. He likely doesn’t directly care about the lady or kids, however, he does care about how he is seen directly after this interview. As it would harm the fulfillment of his self-interest; public perception matters, and that is why the Alt-Right always desperately rehab their image after the times Republicans held Political offices and unilaterally failed the USA.

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      9 hours ago

      no my dude, they are way past that… they used to care because they needed to win further elections but they know they can’t anymore which is why they are militarizing every city with a demographic sizeable enough to threaten them

      trumps own appro…al rating is is the toilet and he has not changed course internally one bit…he is still buckling internationally because he can’t strong arm every other country

      you guys are not getting out of this by voting or debating

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        At the end of the day, I consider political pressure to be resistance. If it does get rough in the USA, then our resistance will have to take the form necessary to make change happen. While Trump is not going to change internally, it’s about getting the reasonable and weaker around him to cave. As Trump is just an old white dude, there’s not much he can actually do once people are sufficiently motivated to act.

        Nonviolent protests and resistance have a track record of working and bringing about change. That is the path which I am seeking at the moment. Given we’re a big nation, the only tools that realistically work in this case is to make people comply in advance, kowtow due to the bluster and incompetence Trump is spewing. Americans have a distinct numbers advantage, he’s just hoping that we stop pushing back and simply accept the bullshit he is attempting.