• snooggums@midwest.social
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    29 days ago

    Locking him up over this conviction will only serve to embolden him

    “Can’t do anything because the person who whines about everything including winning will use it to rile up his stupid base” is the dumbest whataboutism bullshit. Continuing to not do anything hasn’t worked out for the last eight years, why the hell do you think it will work this time?

    Use your brain.

    Your plan gives his base ammunition because he can say that if he was a real criminal he would be in jail. Use your brain!

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      29 days ago

      If they sentence him to prison now, he will never see the inside of a cell before the election. It only helps his cause. You are so god damn naive if you don’t think that is the case. I’m looking for hard fucking time, no more pussyfooting, no more saber ratling. In order to do that he has to first lose the election, and then get bent over by the DOJ. That is the only way we have a chance of getting justice. If you don’t believe that then that’s on you, but you are 1000% fucking wrong.

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        29 days ago

        It helps his cause among a small number of MAGA hatters to the point that a few of them will probably get violent. It does not help him among the Republicans who are passively accepting Trump, or anyone else.