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I think a lot of people here think that riots will be some sort of end game that will remove Trump when it will actually be the next step in his plan to enact martial law and cancel elections.
they do not need an excuse, if they want martial law they will invent a reason like they did the last bunch of times. do not advocate for inaction
I agree they will invent a reason. I think this is them inventing a reason. I agree also that it shouldn't be an argument for inaction. If it doesn't happen over this it'll happen over something else. It might as well be this. The more they can do whatever they want the worse things get.
Of course they need an excuse. They may have the house and supreme court in their pocket but there's still the army and the rest of the world. If they would try to enact martial law out of nowhere the military leadership may simply refuse to enforce it and if they do, other countries will de-invest from US real quick and may even put some sanctions on the government.
Also, I'm not saying people shouldn't do anything. I'm just saying consequences of some actions will be different than they imagine.
the last excuse was some nobody got car jacked, and instituted the lockdown of two cities. they do not need an excuse when they can manufacture one. the military leadership has not stepped in, and when there was a coup, they were also awol from their duties, waiting to see how things shook out. And currently other countries are scrambling to divest from the US real quick. the rest of the world will not help us.