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whathehell

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23. Yes, we have collective responsibility,

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #15)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:55 AM

Jan 6

but we're not the "Good Germans"...We're not pleading ignorance or keeping quiet. I think most of us are "good Americans" who just don't, at this point, know how to stop the bastard.

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"It's your fucking responsibility to stop him." [View all] Swede Jan 5 OP

Totally right but sadly like Hitler and the Germans doubt it will happen. dutch777 Jan 5 #1

Yeah, I used to wonder about the Germans HAB911 Jan 5 #5

Yes, a lot of my questions have been answered PatSeg Jan 6 #17

This article is a distraction, gab13by13 Jan 5 #2

Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, etc etc, all disagree. Swede Jan 5 #6

He's already seized control of the US Grim Chieftain Jan 5 #12

Yes, yes, and yes The Blue Flower Jan 5 #3

No persuasion, simply eliminate them unweird Jan 6 #28

Stop him?? How exactly?? 31st Street Bridge Jan 5 #4

hear hear jaymac Jan 6 #16

Imagine if Jan 6 had occurred in 1890 31st Street Bridge Jan 6 #19

So after what happened in WW2, the world is saying we're Cloudhopper Jan 5 #7

70-80 million people died because Germany did not stop Hitler. Swede Jan 5 #8

The countries being threatened with INVASION by the man your country elected do no give a fuck about your semantics Fords Crackpipe Jan 6 #20

Maybe we don't give a fuck about their "semantics" either whathehell Jan 6 #36

The DU member you're talking to is Cha Sunday #41

It's ultimately up to the US to stop the madman Trump. Celerity Jan 6 #34

No, actually he's invading other countries... stevegc Sunday #46

Voters do? Or his security detail does? Frasier Balzov Jan 5 #9

KICK orangecrush Jan 5 #10

It is our responsibility... kentuck Jan 5 #11

but what???? jaymac Jan 6 #18

Precisely WHO is supposed to stop him? JustAnotherGen Jan 5 #13

No. This is on us. All of us. And you and I are now the "good Germans" Scrivener7 Jan 6 #15

Yes, we have collective responsibility, whathehell Jan 6 #23

I agree with that distinction. Scrivener7 Jan 6 #27

No - White folks own this JustAnotherGen Jan 6 #31

It's true that it's on White Americans to fix this, and .... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #39

Can't say I disagree. Joinfortmill Jan 5 #14

Have any ideas on how to do that, Joachim? whathehell Jan 6 #21

Yep kwolf68 Jan 6 #24

Since you're out of ideas - contact all the people you personally know in the US military muriel_volestrangler Jan 6 #37

Um, no..It seems you've missed the point. whathehell Sunday #40

I gave you the benefit of the doubt, but if you don't want to accept it ... (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sunday #42

Yup. Martin68 Jan 6 #22

I wish we could stop him, but how? mainer Jan 6 #25

Do what the CSA did JustAnotherGen Jan 6 #33

I disagree Cerulean Southpaw Jan 6 #26

the real problem is the GOP is serving only Trump, not WE THE PEOPLE Skittles Sunday #43

This is just going to bdamomma Jan 6 #29

It's up to the whole planet to stop him at this point, he's clearly going to ride this hell train as far as possible Blues Heron Jan 6 #30

We can't even get JustAnotherGen Jan 6 #35

We've made multiple attempts. He has 3 continuously operating propaganda channels on his side. Initech Jan 6 #32

Damn right it is and we'll do it! BoycottTwitter Jan 6 #38

It's quite revealing to read so many comments from Americans saying "there's nothing we can do." stevegc Sunday #44

I been saying this for sometime. It's our patriotic duty Emile Sunday #45