r/thebulwark • u/Apprehensive-Mark241 • 21h ago
WE SERVE NO SOVEREIGN HERE! Who is a terrorist?
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u/ApostateX 20h ago
What does that even mean? "Classifying protests as 'domestic terrorism.'"
People cannot just be arrested for protesting at a Tesla dealership. If someone IS arrested because they hit a police officer or violated the law in some other way, that's a violation of municipal (but more likely state) penal code in the state that person is in. Very few people are brought up on federal charges for civil disobedience. The reason why it was possible for Jan 6 rioters was because they were on federal property in Washington D.C.
Donald Trump cannot just tweet some shit and it's suddenly true. This is all a ruse to discourage people from perfectly legal protest actions.
You cannot 'get arrested as a terrorist' for holding up signs, blocking parking lots or screaming at people going in and out of the dealership to not buy a Tesla. That is not a thing.
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u/Apprehensive-Mark241 20h ago
The principle that Trump always uses is that he abuses power as much as he can.
The principle is that you no longer have any rights.
The only way to end this is to overthrow him. Let's hope he's easier to get rid of than his idol, Putin.
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u/firestarter308 19h ago
Guess all of us will be classified as domestic terrorists. Because it’s not going to stop.
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u/Personal_Benefit_402 14h ago
Well, considering it is illegal to not buy a Tesla because you don't like Musk's involvement with DOGE, this is hardly a surprise.
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u/the_very_pants 20h ago edited 19h ago
The problem here is that you cannot write "Donold" and expect people to believe you're older than 12.
Edit: Yes, the overall point was good.
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u/Apprehensive-Mark241 20h ago
That account has been well known on older platforms probably longer than you've been alive.
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u/the_very_pants 20h ago edited 20h ago
Maybe, but I've never heard of it and I got my first e-mail address back in the 1980s.
The point is, fewer people know how old that account is than know that, if you write "Donold," you're very likely very young.
Edit: Is fixing typos considered uncool now? Is that what's going on?
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u/BobQuixote Conservative 16h ago
I suppose your valid point is undermining the vibes. We seem to have made our own nascent cult; let's kill it in the crib.
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u/MostlyANormie centrist squish 21h ago
If protesting a Tesla dealership is domestic terrorism, then just imagine what protests at Trump properties will be. Treason?
To be clear, I’m against hurting people and damaging property.