Brace yourselves: The left will roil the
country if Trump wins again
New York Post,
by
Rich Lowry
Original Article
Posted By: mc squared,
1/4/2024 11:40:28 AM
We are about to embark on what might be one of the wildest years in the history of American politics, and it may end up merely a prelude.
If 2024 is set to be tumultuous and unpredictable, just wait until 2025 if Donald Trump wins the presidency again this year.
His adversaries don’t have a history of accepting his victories with equanimity.
Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016 launched conspiracy theories about how Russia had helped him win; catalyzed a years-long law enforcement investigation into him and his campaign based on those theories; and set off protests in the streets.
All that was mild, given what may yet be in the offing.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
triggerberg 1/4/2024 11:50:40 AM (No. 1629516)
The democrat party does not have a history of ever accepting a loss. They suffer from the delusion that only they should win, every time, everywhere.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Hazymac 1/4/2024 11:52:27 AM (No. 1629518)
If they want to roil and threaten their political opponents, they can be justifiably locked up, unlike the J6 Capitol tourists, who were unarmed and caused very little harm to the Capitol. An armed leftist with various binding agents was caught in the vicinity of a SCOTUS justice, and he's probably running free today. With a Trump Administration, this wannabe killer of a justice would be put away, perhaps permanently. A constitutional Republic cannot put up with conscious pains in the butt threatening to do evil, then going out and doing it. Can anything be done about Sen. "You won't know what hit you" Schumer? That sounded like a threat to me. Why didn't Chuck wind up before law enforcement getting the third degree? Why didn't he have to hire a criminal lawyer?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
leonardo 1/4/2024 11:53:24 AM (No. 1629521)
The LEFT does not Believe in DEMOCRACY unless their candidate wins, THAT’s not DEMOCRACY, it’s MOB RULE and if you vote for TRUMP, YOU are an insurrectionist according to them. The folks returning from WW2 would never tolerate this in America, but we arre no longer them.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Catherine 1/4/2024 11:54:39 AM (No. 1629522)
They can try. Don't think they'll be able to get away with it like they are now, tho.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 1/4/2024 12:00:57 PM (No. 1629528)
I have no doubt. They did massive fraud and illegality attacking Trump his entire presidency.
I still absolutely WILL vote for Trump, given the chance. Let the leftists crazies fall where they may. And that may be literally fall if we are lucky, as in arrested and put in prison.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/4/2024 12:03:59 PM (No. 1629530)
They can roil away all they want. Then in 2028, they can roil again when {fill in the blank} assumes his/her seat at the Resolute Desk.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 1/4/2024 12:12:49 PM (No. 1629536)
It worked before. Of course, they will do it again. They weaponized a 'pandemic' against him and at its height, tens of millions of people were out of work. What will they do this time?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Quigley 1/4/2024 12:45:28 PM (No. 1629558)
Obviously their success in using scam arguments to visit violence on the opposition party depends in great part whether The Public believes the scam arguments. Scam arguments like "Trump tried to overthrow the government by alleging voting fraud in the 2020 election."
That is why it is important to continue to pump information about the grotesque wrongdoings of the 2020 election into the public atmosphere- The Public must reach the world view that of course the Dims cheated in 2020. Similar with the Russian collusion scam and the Ukraine impeachment scam etc etc.
When the Dims get the "boy who cried wolf" treatment on their "Trump's a threat to democracy" scams, then there may be hope of survival. Of course, The Gullibles will always believe that Trump's trying to overthrow the government.
The perpetual cries of "racism" are starting to get the "boy who cried wolf" treatment.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/4/2024 12:47:41 PM (No. 1629560)
You can't scare me! I raised a teenage boy to maturity from 1972 onward. Play your boogety boogety tactic elsewhere.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 1/4/2024 12:53:35 PM (No. 1629564)
The Left needs to remember that they've now set the precedent on how to deal with your political opponents who refuse to accept your election victory: you declare them insurrectionists, raid their home with an excessively armed SWAT team at dawn, arrest them and chuck them into the hoosegow stripping them of their due process rights in the process. Do unto them as they've done unto others, then let's see how much they like being on the receiving end of such treatment.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
NHChemist 1/4/2024 1:09:51 PM (No. 1629567)
Lowry used the word "revenge" to describe Trump's actions. I believe that Trump used the word "retribution" which implies justified actions against others for unlawful acts or unethical behavior. The Demonrats need a dose of retribution for their actions against all citizens.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
jimincalif 1/4/2024 1:14:00 PM (No. 1629569)
They will not let Trump take office if they can help it. I pray he is not assassinated.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
FJB 1/4/2024 1:47:20 PM (No. 1629585)
Arkanicide has done it for them before. --MAGA-FJB
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
jasmine 1/4/2024 1:56:44 PM (No. 1629588)
We were told Biden won the 2020 election with more votes than any presidential candidate in American history. If that were true, where did all those "voters" go? With his dwindling support mirroring his lack of coherence, a reasonable person might ask how Biden's massive "popularity" declined so quickly. Others might even wonder if it ever existed. He campaigned from his basement, after all.
January 6th and the "insurrection" don't seem to be related to Donald Trump as much as to a planned, official denial of proper security on the Capitol grounds. When Dems lost control of the videos from that day, we learned doubts about the official narrative were well founded. Americans, including President Trump, had good reason to suspect election interference in a variety of forms, played a role in the 2020 election outcome. That doesn't make anyone a conspiracy theorist, or a criminal trying to steal an election. It simply separates thoughtful skeptics from those in a hurry to certify an election outcome before legitimate questions about ballots, ballot counting, ballot origination, voter signatures and signed envelopes could be asked and answered.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 1/4/2024 2:07:04 PM (No. 1629594)
It has already started. Sounds like they want to invent some more "pee on the bed" stories. Look at this article listed here on Lucianne: "Donald Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments house oversight democrats allege." So tell me how many companies here in the USA do business in foreign countries?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
SilkCity 1/4/2024 2:45:23 PM (No. 1629623)
And Lowry will be right with them.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
bpl40 1/4/2024 2:55:29 PM (No. 1629634)
What will they do that they are not already doing. This time we will be ready for them.
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And the left is not roiling the country NOW?
Oh, and if I remember correctly, Lowry was no supporter of Trump in the last election. These pundits are never held accountable for what they write.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 1/4/2024 3:05:52 PM (No. 1629646)
I'm not sure what Lowry's point is here? That the Left is nuts and will continue to act like bratty kids WHEN Trump wins? Duh! There almost feels like an undercurrent in this article of "maybe we want to avoid Trump and support another Republican to defuse the Left's insanity?". If so, it would be like paying ransom to terrorist kidnappers. All it does it encourage them to do it again.
The only valid answer is to KNOW that the Left will go nuts and confront them. Of course, Biden will still be President until January so, unfortunately, the country will burn until January or longer. This will serve the purpose of demonstrating what a REAL insurrection looks like when the nuts destroy property and assault people. It will be ugly but it may be what is needed. The media will be hard pressed to validate the enormous amount of damage the Leftists will do vs. the comparatively trivial amount done on Jan. 6th, 2021.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
judy 1/4/2024 3:12:54 PM (No. 1629651)
Typical Lowry.....trying to scare everyone to vote for Biden???? Sorry Lowry after the past 3 years nothing could convince me to vote for anyone other than Trump...After all he has been impeached twice, had millions of taxpayers $$$ spent to convict him, federal agencies spied on his campaign, out of control courts, 51 cia agents sending a letter stating Hunters laptop was disinformation, states removing him off ballot, Nancy conducted J6 committee...the most investigated man in history is still standing.....
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Chiritwo 1/4/2024 3:17:45 PM (No. 1629657)
As my daughter said when her 2 yr old had a temper tantrum "take it out of here, I don't want to see it. These people will act like 2 yr old toddlers. But have more muscle so can throw things harder.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec 1/4/2024 3:59:26 PM (No. 1629692)
Trump can declare an emergency, federalize the national guard units from all 50 states and send them out to quell the insurrection.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
skacmar 1/4/2024 6:40:27 PM (No. 1629764)
Media, Biden, and Democrats keep bringing up the "chaos" that occurred during the Trump administration. However, if you look at most of it, it was due to Democrat and media collusion to thwart the Trump agenda, impeach Trump, or discredit Trump with made up stuff. Trump fought back and was accused of causing chaos. The same thing will happen if/when Trump is elected again. Democrats and the liberal media will throw everything at Trump and his policies trying to discredit him and thwart him.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 1/4/2024 7:18:11 PM (No. 1629775)
#14 - it is odd that almost as soon as he took office, FJBs numbers began to plummet. 81 million voters, and almost half abandoned him within the first year? Yeah, right.
What we are experiencing is similar to the eve of the election of 1860. Extremist Democrats protesting, committing violence, and removing a lawful candidate from the election ballot. Except in this case, the previous president wasn't a do-nothing like James Buchanan. He wasn't an appeaser. It's why they are absolutely driven crazy with the prospect of his return to office. Genuine fear. And just as fear lead to violence in 1861, I am concerned that such will be the case in 2025.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/4/2024 9:21:24 PM (No. 1629804)
No worries, we are ready.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
5 handicap 1/5/2024 7:00:20 AM (No. 1629958)
Lock and Load...I'm ready!
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
broken01 1/5/2024 10:18:30 AM (No. 1630094)
I'm a God-fearing Christian Conservative, gun toting, country loving, criminal hating, PDJT/MAGA supporting, Navy veteran. To the left I say this. Roil all you want because you don't worry me in the least. One day back in 2017 when I wore my red MAGA ball cap a fool got in my face and threatened me with bodily harm if I didn't remove it. I calmly took it off and told him you want to come and take it. In a moment of clarity, the leftist dolt's brain registered that I wasn't the one and he wisely walked away. Bullies and cowards roil. Real people stand up for what is right. For me voting for PDJT for a third time is the right thing to do. Let's Go Brandon.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
billp 1/5/2024 1:38:23 PM (No. 1630211)
Good. If they self-identify and attack, maybe a few can be weeded out.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
happywarrior 1/5/2024 1:58:37 PM (No. 1630217)
Lowry hates President Trump. According to him, Trump's opponents are "understandably" alarmed by his conduct after the 2020 election.
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