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electric_blue68

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

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:07 PM

Jan 6

respectfully I can tell you as a NYC'r I and other white NYC'rs (and others in other cities) through the decades were while usually small in numbers compared to the general population out there protesting various ills, and also trying to avoid the police, especially on horses! Scary stuff.

As far as MAGA family the only ones (if they still are) live far away from us. Life, and people can be complicated. I can get those who totally repudiate those family members, and those with a mix of wanting to someway be in touch out of lovewhile abhoring those beliefs.

You can sometimes love someone, and hate what they have become.

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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 Jan 11 #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 Jan 11 #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 Jan 11 #40

I gave you the benefit of the doubt, but if you don't want to accept it ... (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 11 #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 Jan 11 #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 Jan 11 #44

I been saying this for sometime. It's our patriotic duty Emile Jan 11 #45