only in America... (Read 1935 times)

ren

only in America...
« on: March 28, 2026, 08:10:20 AM »
Where we can elect a dictator. In other parts of reality dictators seize power

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/28/thousands-expected-no-dictators-protests-across-the-state/

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QUIETShooter

Re: only in America...
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2026, 11:06:12 AM »
I think Hegseth is gonna get his $200 billion before Hawaii gets anything.

Which is bad and hopefully I'm wrong.  What happened by the way to the monies from the governor's earlier declarations of emergency.
Sometimes you gotta know when to save your bullets.

hvybarrels

Re: only in America...
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2026, 11:12:08 AM »
That's hilarious

No Kings everywhere else but in Hawaii they changed it to No Dictators

Because we still want kings apparently?

They don't have any consistent values. They just want power.
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QUIETShooter

Re: only in America...
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2026, 12:19:22 PM »
That's hilarious

No Kings everywhere else but in Hawaii they changed it to No Dictators

Because we still want kings apparently?

They don't have any consistent values. They just want power.

It's obvious they just hate Trump while trying to be sensitive to their Hawaiian voter base.
Sometimes you gotta know when to save your bullets.

hvybarrels

Re: only in America...
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2026, 01:14:27 PM »
It's obvious they just hate Trump while trying to be sensitive to their Hawaiian voter base.

It's an insult to the intelligence of any Native Hawaiian who thinks about it for more than two seconds.

Soros and Singham are literally trying to overthrow the elected government.

Supporting this cause is like cheering for Thurston and Dole
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Rocky

Re: only in America...
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2026, 04:55:51 PM »
demonstration will focus on unity, bringing the community together  :wacko:
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Re: only in America...
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2026, 10:13:51 PM »
https://www.foxnews.com/us/500-groups-3b-revenues-behind-nokings-protests-communist-call-revolution
“There is only one solution, Communist Revolution”

They want Stalin, Mao & Pol Pot, ….  just no kings….

These are bipedal rabid animals we are dealing with here:

https://x.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/2037994644114395512

These things collectively have the blood of about 100 million human beings on their hands over the last century, yet they freely march through the streets of our country, proclaiming their lust to add another 100 million murdered souls in this century.

They are right about one thing though: There IS absolutely only one solution to them ….

« Last Edit: March 28, 2026, 10:25:44 PM by Kalihi Uka »
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eyeeatingfish

Re: only in America...
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2026, 08:50:54 PM »
Where we can elect a dictator. In other parts of reality dictators seize power

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/28/thousands-expected-no-dictators-protests-across-the-state/

Democracies have elected dictators before and dictators also often have popular support, they are not always military coups.

People laugh at the protest, asking where the dictator is but that misses the point. The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them. Though these protests seem to have a wide swath of people so I wouldn't be surprised if some believe he is currently a dictator.

In my opinion Trump isn't a dictator but he is headed in that direction and I would rather make the mistake of believing that he will become a dictator than make the mistake of believing that he won't become a dictator.

ren

Re: only in America...
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2026, 08:09:17 AM »
Democracies have elected dictators before and dictators also often have popular support, they are not always military coups.

People laugh at the protest, asking where the dictator is but that misses the point. The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them. Though these protests seem to have a wide swath of people so I wouldn't be surprised if some believe he is currently a dictator.

In my opinion Trump isn't a dictator but he is headed in that direction and I would rather make the mistake of believing that he will become a dictator than make the mistake of believing that he won't become a dictator.

give examples
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macsak

Re: only in America...
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2026, 09:59:45 AM »
please show me anyone (except yourself) that says the protests are about him possibly becoming a dictator...

Democracies have elected dictators before and dictators also often have popular support, they are not always military coups.

People laugh at the protest, asking where the dictator is but that misses the point. The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them. Though these protests seem to have a wide swath of people so I wouldn't be surprised if some believe he is currently a dictator.

In my opinion Trump isn't a dictator but he is headed in that direction and I would rather make the mistake of believing that he will become a dictator than make the mistake of believing that he won't become a dictator.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: only in America...
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2026, 01:39:49 PM »
Democracies have elected dictators before and dictators also often have popular support, they are not always military coups.

People laugh at the protest, asking where the dictator is but that misses the point. The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them. Though these protests seem to have a wide swath of people so I wouldn't be surprised if some believe he is currently a dictator.

In my opinion Trump isn't a dictator but he is headed in that direction and I would rather make the mistake of believing that he will become a dictator than make the mistake of believing that he won't become a dictator.
Is it your belief that protests should be held in spite of the fact there is no basis for it?

Let's protest Skynet, because it might exist one day in the future based on fictional stories and movies.

Let's protest the development of viruses that might one day cause a zombie apocalypse.

Let's protest the use of time travel used for personal financial gain.

Maybe we should also protest the Matrix before it ever happens.

Based on your rationale, we should have been protesting every president since Washington, just because each one MIGHT decide to oppress the people.

Question:  Why is Trump the only one being protested when his last election win was clear and decisive.  The majority want him running things.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: only in America...
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2026, 08:05:29 PM »
give examples

Hitler for starters but here is a list of 9 others as well.
http://dictatordata.com/10-dictators-who-were-elected/

eyeeatingfish

Re: only in America...
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2026, 08:07:47 PM »
please show me anyone (except yourself) that says the protests are about him possibly becoming a dictator...

It is just my read of the protest, like many protests you can find a range of people present, they aren't all the far left lunatics. I don't have statistical data of what number of protesters think Trump is currently a dictator vs people who fear he will become a dictator.

eyeeatingfish

Re: only in America...
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2026, 08:18:24 PM »
Is it your belief that protests should be held in spite of the fact there is no basis for it?

Is there a problem with protesting something you think is going to happen but hasn't happened yet? Should we not protest a proposed gun law until after it passes?

Trump need not have become a dictator in order to hold a protest if one believes he is on the path to become one. Now you may not believe that Trump is on the path to become one, despite increasing authoritarian actions to the contrary, but they obviously do so for them there is a basis.

I already pointed out that protesting a dictator after they become a dictator becomes a lot harder so it makes perfect sense to protest before it happens.


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Question:  Why is Trump the only one being protested when his last election win was clear and decisive.  The majority want him running things.

Trump won less than 50% of the total votes and his support numbers have been falling so there is little to no basis to support your assertion that the majority want him running things.

Why is Trump being protested when he won the election clearly? What does that matter, being popular doesn't have any bearing on whether he is on the path to being a dictator.

macsak

Re: only in America...
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2026, 08:43:11 PM »
"The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them."
so you made a statement of fact, then now, when challenged, you are moving goalposts to "i don't have statistical data"
got it...

It is just my read of the protest, like many protests you can find a range of people present, they aren't all the far left lunatics. I don't have statistical data of what number of protesters think Trump is currently a dictator vs people who fear he will become a dictator.

macsak

Re: only in America...
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2026, 08:46:09 PM »
Is there a problem with protesting something you think is going to happen but hasn't happened yet? Should we not protest a proposed gun law until after it passes?

Trump need not have become a dictator in order to hold a protest if one believes he is on the path to become one. Now you may not believe that Trump is on the path to become one, despite increasing authoritarian actions to the contrary, but they obviously do so for them there is a basis.

I already pointed out that protesting a dictator after they become a dictator becomes a lot harder so it makes perfect sense to protest before it happens.


you still have yet to produce one person other than yourself that said the protest was about him being on the path to become a dictator...

macsak

Re: only in America...
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2026, 08:47:13 PM »
please show me where i asked for "statistical data"...

It is just my read of the protest, like many protests you can find a range of people present, they aren't all the far left lunatics. I don't have statistical data of what number of protesters think Trump is currently a dictator vs people who fear he will become a dictator.

ren

Re: only in America...
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2026, 08:48:42 PM »
Hitler for starters but here is a list of 9 others as well.
http://dictatordata.com/10-dictators-who-were-elected/

of course

People laugh at the protest, asking where the dictator is but that misses the point. The idea is to protest before someone becomes a dictator because once they become one then it becomes a lot harder to stop them. Though these protests seem to have a wide swath of people so I wouldn't be surprised if some believe he is currently a dictator.

no one is laughing
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Flapp_Jackson

Re: only in America...
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2026, 12:40:43 AM »
Is there a problem with protesting something you think is going to happen but hasn't happened yet? Should we not protest a proposed gun law until after it passes?

Trump need not have become a dictator in order to hold a protest if one believes he is on the path to become one. Now you may not believe that Trump is on the path to become one, despite increasing authoritarian actions to the contrary, but they obviously do so for them there is a basis.

I already pointed out that protesting a dictator after they become a dictator becomes a lot harder so it makes perfect sense to protest before it happens.


Trump won less than 50% of the total votes and his support numbers have been falling so there is little to no basis to support your assertion that the majority want him running things.

Why is Trump being protested when he won the election clearly? What does that matter, being popular doesn't have any bearing on whether he is on the path to being a dictator.

Protesting a bill that's been proposed to the legislature doesn't need to become law before a protest.  A bill is 100% more of a basis to protest than "something you think is going to happen but hasn't happened yet."

You're comparison is as stupid as your protesting against things people think might happen.

This belief is no different than believing you're a woman in a man's body.  It's all in your mind.  Getting others to validate your delusion doesn't make it a protest.  It makes it stupid x however many people you convice to march.

You made assertions such as "he is on the path to being a dictator."  Where is your evidence that assertion is true?
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw