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Martin Eden

(15,408 posts)
7. The idea is that we can control what WE do. Don't take the bait.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:26 AM
4 hrs ago

We KNOW that Trump wants to impose martial law and either cancel the midterms or sieze ballots under the guise of "election integrity."

But this fascist regime still needs a plausible pretext. Public opinion still matters, and is increasingly turning against them. Not all lower court rulings are being overturned by the Seditious Six. Some Republicans in Congress are starting to grow a spine.

In any event, our behaviour matters. If we start killing federal agents, that which we fear the most will almost certainly come to pass.

None of us has a crystal ball. What happens to our democracy this year is not chiseled in stone. We know what we're up against, and we have to be smart.

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