President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Jarid in Cedar]

I'm not understanding the whole idea behind the photo op. It seems strange that he'd walk to a church, hold up a bible, and then walk back to the white house. For what? Was there some symbolic meaning of it? The photos I"ve seen seem out of place and just weird.

He is solidifying his base.

[Applejack]

I'm not understanding the whole idea behind the photo op. It seems strange that he'd walk to a church, hold up a bible, and then walk back to the white house. For what? Was there some symbolic meaning of it? The photos I"ve seen seem out of place and just weird.

You mean you don't understand why the US military was called in to fire tear gas at peaceful protestors (before the curfew, mind you) and to shoot rubber bullets into the crowd so that Trump could stride across the park (surrounded by cops) just so he could take some awkward photos of members of his cabinet and his bible-loving self in front of a burned out historical church? What's not to get?

[frank ryan]

The 14 characteristics of fascism:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.

6. Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

I'm not saying we are fascist country, but Trump will be every bit the dictator he can get away with.

[Uncle Ted]

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

Thanks Frank... good to know that these fascist use religion to manipulate public opinion:

BTW, how did the "peaceful protesting" go last night? Y'all give it to any of those fascist pigs and fat capitalists?

[BigPiney]

You mean you don't understand why the US military was called in to fire tear gas at peaceful protestors (before the curfew, mind you) and to shoot rubber bullets into the crowd so that Trump could stride across the park (surrounded by cops) just so he could take some awkward photos of members of his cabinet and his bible-loving self in front of a burned out historical church? What's not to get?

Exactly. The NYT article I read on it this morning was really interesting.

How Trump’s Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park https://nyti.ms/2U5gcTp

[Commando]

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Holy shit that looks like the Monsters Cereal gang...

[Commando]

I'm not understanding the whole idea behind the photo op. It seems strange that he'd walk to a church, hold up a bible, and then walk back to the white house. For what? Was there some symbolic meaning of it? The photos I"ve seen seem out of place and just weird.

Oh-- that was because everyone was laughing at President Tuff Guy and calling him the 'bitch in the bunker' and so forth. He didn't just shoot a few photos- there was a camera crew filming him lurp across the street and awkwardly hold up somebody's bible- presumably for some kind of forthcoming campaign video. Probably a 'Stephen Miller Joint.'

[Applejack]

Exactly. The NYT article I read on it this morning was really interesting.

How Trump’s Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park https://nyti.ms/2U5gcTp

Thanks for the link. I didn't know northam and Cuomo stopped requests for more troops! This dude we elected is not good.

[YOhio]

Thank you Mister Trump!

The man is pwning people left and right. He’s instigating the kind of crackdown against minorities not seen in years. He’s making the media and all those Never Trump losers simultaneously sad and angry. We are witnessing the world’s greatest troll at the top of his game.

And that’s what the Forgotten Man has demanded from the start.

Seriously. Just look at what President Trump accomplished in the past week:

As the nation slowly unraveled over the death of George Floyd, the president quit caring about the Invisible Enemy and dedicated himself to taking on the real Enemies of the People: The media. And the Democrats.

Two days after Floyd’s death he fired off a tweet that was trademark Trump, the rascal. Brit Hume mockingly shared a snapshot of Joe Biden wearing a mask to a Memorial Day service and Trump deadpanned “I think he looks better.” BAM. I might’ve gone with the joke comparing Biden to antifa for timeliness. But overall? Pretty good; 8 out of 10.

But the Cassius Clay of trolls was just warming up. First he tossed out a token tweet about Floyd’s death being tragic to appease the normies. Then he Let. It. Rip.

Notice the subtlety of these Trump tweets amidst a nationwide uproar over racist violence spurred by an innocent man being murdered by police officers, while telling them he couldn’t breathe.

The first black president committed the greatest crime in USA history!
The first black president should be in jail, according to a random tweet from 2019 that Trump unearthed
Wearing masks during a pandemic is similar to SLAVERY. (Just one man’s viewpoint!)
He unearthed another random tweet, this one from 2016, where a black woman says she won’t be a SLAVE to Democrats.
The Michigan governor won’t let people BREATH! [sic]
This is next level stuff. Only the groypers and guys with Pepe the Frog avatars could detect the subtle white power vibe he’s got going on.

[Uncle Ted]

Thanks for the link. I didn't know northam and Cuomo stopped requests for more troops! This dude we elected is not good.

Cuomo quickly changed his tune... You need to become more of a student of my posts:

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1461754

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1461758

It is the national guard... not seal team six. What does Cuomo and Northam think that national guard does?

Yeah, next time you should vote for the libertarian.

[Applejack]

Cuomo quickly changed his tune... You need to become more of a student of my posts:

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1461754

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1461758

It is the national guard... not seal team six. What does Cuomo and Northam think that national guard does?

Yeah, next time you should vote for the libertarian.

The national guard is in charge of presidential photo op security????

[Commando]

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