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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended,” says the administration run by a felon who served no consequences that pardoned the violent rioters that stormed and trashed the capitol.

[–] TrippaSnippa@lemm.ee 50 points 2 years ago

Says the administration where the president himself committed crimes without consequence.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We are now living in the United States of dictatorship. Enjoy everybody.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Its an oligarchy, just like russia

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok, but who's in charge in Russia?

You don't see oligarchs pushing Putin out a window do you?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, but he de facto owns russia

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Russia isn't an oligarchy.

Oligarchy is when the select few rich have political power.

Which is the one thing Putin doesn't allow the rich of Russia to have.

Dictatorship? Sure. Authoritarian? Sure.

But oligarchy is just propaganda against Russia. Even before president Musk America was far far more oligarchic.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everyone say it with me.

Jury nullification

[–] Charely6@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

If they get due process and not just undocumented deportation

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Courts dont matter anymore, didnt you hear? Your regime just started a game of cat and mouse they dont have the logistics to play.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They do matter to the poor folk, they will be bent over the barrel.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Look, the entire government folded like a bottom down bad. Its the dire times.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

No arguments there. Stay safe

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They're already getting bent over a barrel and most are too dumb to realize it

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, but it can get much worse

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

The government is so upset about this you'd think people were torching police cruisers or Humvees.

Saying this is like pissing into an ocean of piss by now, but the corruption and conflict of interest on display is just nauseating.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

I expect these attacks to immediately increase. What idiocy.

[–] Zippygutterslug@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

Whatever happened to those January 6th insurrectionists?

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 23 points 2 years ago

They use 3 cases of arson and vandalism nationwide to discredit and undermine legal public free speech protest on public sidewalks in front of Tesla dealerships. The government wants the public to think that the legal protests are terrorism, and make people afraid to exercise legal free speech.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 16 points 2 years ago

the constitutions tenth amendment says:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

the constitution says nothing about attacking tesla electric cars. ipso facto you have no jurisdiction.

lol

catch me bitch

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Klan Blondi

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We are all domestic terrorists

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

This is what I'm referencing. It's okay, I'm taking it back.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Isn't every crime terrorism when you're the victim? Oh... OOOOHHHH...ohhh. 😔