Comment by AlexandrB
6 days ago
General strike when >50% of those who voted wanted this? What world are you living in?
Edit: I stand corrected, 49.81%. It doesn't change the point much. Especially when that ~49% includes many "working class"[1] voters. Who's going to participate in this general strike? A bunch of office workers?
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-return-power-fueled-...
I suspect much less than 50% actually wanted legal residents of the United States disappeared to El Salvador.
Also, research tells us that it only takes 3.5% to overthrow a government.
> Also, research tells us that it only takes 3.5% to overthrow a government.
You're describing a coup or revolution. Isn't that highly anti-democratic considering this president just won an election? Why should the 50% be under the thumb of the 3.5%?
> just won an election
And just as just, violated his oath to the constitution. How long, precisely, should we allow him to violate his oath and our rights?
If the 50% can't or won't promise me that they won't ship me to El Salvador in a few years, I don't much care about abstract political principles until their power is broken.
He is ineligible for the office given his previous insurrection attempt: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/sectio...
49.81% of the people who voted did so for Trump.