https://fxtwitter.com/Breaking911/status/1854235937615630408

    • BabyTurtles [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      Trump has already threatened his family. It's a privilege to fight for your ideals when you get to stay anonymous and not have your loved ones directly targeted by powerful people, you don't have to face the same kind of consequences. I can't really blame him for not wanting his wife and kids in immediate danger.

        • BabyTurtles [none/use name]
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          2 months ago

          Would you put your children in front of a firing squad just to say "Well I at least stand firm in my ideals"?

          • REgon [they/them]
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            2 months ago

            You are here presenting the situation as if it was a sudden development, rather than a known risk from the start. You are also presenting it as a definite certainty.
            Neither of these presentations are correct.

          • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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            2 months ago

            If he believed in his ideals he would've finished this months ago and actually arrested trump instead of using it as a campaign talking point then giving up

            • ThermonuclearEgg [she/her, they/them]
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              2 months ago

              Time it on the day of his withdrawal for maximum effect.

              I will no longer be seeking reelection, which leaves me free to do what the QAnon people always wanted — military tribunal time! biden-rember

          • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]M
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            2 months ago

            My child is already in danger due to the dictatorship of capital. I don't get the luxury or privilege of making a minor work decision to save them.

            • BabyTurtles [none/use name]
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              2 months ago

              You neatly sidestepped the question. Capitol puts everyone in danger, that isn't special. Would you do the special honors of placing your child in front of a firing squad if it meant you could say that you stood firm in your ideals?

              • REgon [they/them]
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                2 months ago

                And you are sidestepping multiple responses highlighting the flaws in your presented argument

                • BabyTurtles [none/use name]
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                  2 months ago

                  I'm ignoring them because aren't good faith? I didn't say "Jack Smith is literally in this situation", I'm just pointing out how easy it is for armchair revolutionaries to snear from the sidelines when it's not their necks on the line.

                  • REgon [they/them]
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                    2 months ago

                    That you dislike an answer does not make it bad faith

          • Hexboare [they/them]
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            2 months ago

            I'm not a war crimes prosecutor? Pretty sure you're doing that by taking the job

      • REgon [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        I can. Don't take on the gig of prosecuting a powerful politician who might become president if you aren't in a position where you're comfortable with having you and yours threatened. It's like the cop excuse of being in a "stressful situation". Don't take the job then!

      • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        trump has threatened many families who can't resist and will get rolled over too.

        • BabyTurtles [none/use name]
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          2 months ago

          Like the anonymous Jane Doe lawsuit from the woman who wasremovedd by Trump when she was 14? She dropped it after numerous threats from Trump and her supporters and I don't blame her at all. I don't expect Jane Doe to put her and her families life on the line either.

          • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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            2 months ago

            exactly. the person that CAN defend himself and other people who cannot, is being a big coward isnt he.