I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There.

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
Did you write this? If so...

You say all this as though we didn't spend 4 years under a president who didn't know who he was half the time and whose administration didn't hesitate to use any resource it could to try to bring Trump down for no other reason than he was a threat to their hold on power.

You say all of this as though the left hasn't been wielding power without reserve for the last several terms.

And now that the opponents of your preferred political party hold the power and are wielding it to remove your preferred party members from power, in the name of cleaning out corruption, you start complaining? Because they're using the power that they were given?

🤦

President Biden wasn't the acting President for years. We still don't know who was calling the shots, and it's very good news that we got him and his party out of the White House.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
There is no numbing litany of bad news unless you're stupid enough to listen to CNN MSNBC and the other spreaders of propaganda who were outed as liars on June 27th 2024 when the whole world discovered that they had been lying to us for 4 years about the incompetence of the dementia patient in the Oval Office.

For those of us who are glad about what's going on every day brings good news. Revelations and exposure of democrat corruption to a degree that we all suspected but never thought would be brought to light.

Cable news will be dead in five years. Podcasting is in the process of taking over that space.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
14th Amendment states all "persons" are entitled to due process and equal protection. Other clauses of the same Section 1 fo the 14th Amendment use the word "citizens" but not the clauses dealing with due process and equal protection. Standard legal interpretation would suggest that if Congress wished to limit due process and equal protection to "citizens" it would have done so.
And I have no idea what Canada or Mexico would do---but we are not in Canada or Mexico.

This is being hashed out in real time, and President Trump's administration is obeying the courts.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
Due process for somebody who is in the country illegally is for them to be removed. Just like JR said. That is due process.

Maybe, maybe not, but the problem Trump is trying to solve is unprecedented, so it calls for unprecedented remedy. As I said, he's abiding by the courts and they're working together on how best to address this problem that his predecessor caused.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
Hunh, I live in New England. Not England. And your right to carry a weapon, if it exists at all, comes from the Constitution.

No, the right to keep and bear arms is in the Constitution because the right is pre-political, and our Constitution is moral and just, merely reflecting the moral reality that we each have a right to defend ourselves, individually, and collectively.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
I dont care what Jesus said.
It is really interesting that in many countries your post #10 calling for the replacement of our governmental system would have you thrown in the hoosgow. the reason you can even say that is your Constitutional right to free speech. Although Donald from Queens might not want you to have that right you still do.
Your desire for a Constitutional monarchy reminds me of a scene in the Holy Grail. The whole idea is based on widhful thinking and an absurd desire for human nature to be different than it is
But feel free to explain to me just how this Constitutional monarchy might work

Which party is it who approves of people getting fired for not using "pronouns" again? Which party approves of people being "de-platformed" for not using "pronouns"? Which party "might not want you to have" the right of free speech again?
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
I notice no explanation of how your Constitutional monarchy works, nor any acknowledgement of the fact that it is the US Constitution that enables you to criticize the government and seek its replacement.
I was created when my parents had sex.
I do not need to repent. and scary stores of hellfire are not likely to make me think othewise. I've read the book, I've listened to priests, preachers etc. I've gone to Bible studies

If you believe "All men are created equal", you are cosigning a distinctively Christian idea, whether you like it or not.
 

Idolater

"Matthew 16:18-19" Dispensationalist (Catholic) χρ
Where it comes to the current administration in America then there's too much nuttiness to address even just with Trump alone. At one stage it was almost funny to see some of the shenanigans and unhinged rants but unfortunately there's so many enablers and sycophants willing to indulge the man child that it's impossible to keep track of the crazy...I feel sorry for the sane in America who have to live through this on a daily basis and are probably wondering just how in the heck the current state of affairs actually came into being.

I mean, you're British. Talk about glass houses.
 

annabenedetti

like marbles on glass
Where it comes to the current administration in America then there's too much nuttiness to address even just with Trump alone. At one stage it was almost funny to see some of the shenanigans and unhinged rants but unfortunately there's so many enablers and sycophants willing to indulge the man child that it's impossible to keep track of the crazy...I feel sorry for the sane in America who have to live through this on a daily basis and are probably wondering just how in the heck the current state of affairs actually came into being.

Some of it was planned (Project 2025), some of it's bizarrely and theatrically incompetent (just about every Cabinet pick) and some of it's evil (Stephen Miller). American xenophobia/Manifest Destiny/Teapot Dome Scandal/Gilded Age/Watergate back for this century's manifestation.


Some people reading this partial list will understandably balk, thinking that Trump cannot do some of these things without Congress or point out that some seem obviously unconstitutional. But those arguments mean very little anymore. The Republican-led Congress has abdicated its constitutional prerogatives in deference to Trump. The far-right majority on the Supreme Court has repeatedly flouted bedrock legal principles (often with no explanation) in furtherance of Trump’s agenda. Neither of those branches will save us.​
 

annabenedetti

like marbles on glass
ICE is a disgrace or at least it should be to anyone with an ounce of empathy and critical thinking skills. I'm no fan of South Park but it's hardly surprising their current episodes have gone viral including with Kristi Noem. Btw, did you know there's such a thing as the "Mar-a-Lago face"?


The trend has been described as a status symbol and "must-have accessory" among Donald Trump's inner circle, signaling wealth, privilege, and alignment with Trumpism. Commentators and surgeons have characterized the look as engineered, "overdone," sometimes "tacky," and have linked it to the aesthetics and performative aspects of Trump-era politics. Typical procedures required to achieve the look include facial surgery, fillers, and cosmetic dental work, with costs estimated at over $90,000. Notable public figures described as having the Mar-a-Lago face include Ivanka Trump, Matt Gaetz, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Kristi Noem, and Lara Trump.

A symbol of Trumpism? Fake news surely!

Yes, unfortunately familiar with the cosplaying ICE Barbie. What an embarrassment.
 
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