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Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government (wapo.st)

submitted 2 years ago by Lauchs@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 years ago

Yeah I get that the purpose of that Illinois election law was anti-Communist political posturing, but even if we can't bar him for being affiliated with a group intent on overthrowing the government, it should lend credence to him being an insurrectionist in the other cases currently in the courts or for new challenges in states, as applicable.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 63 points 2 years ago

he's broken every oath he's ever taken, no reason to waste the effort

[–] djasee@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He is America's Mussolini. He just was too dumb to even get as far as Mussolini did

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

More like Hitler I think. Mussolini offered to crush ongoing communist and anarchist revolts to secure order for the ruling elite and they were happy to give him the power. Hitler got into office democratically by leveraging an economic crisis and then used loopholes and violence to secure a role as dictator.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

So far!

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What a fat bitch

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Fat BO bad breath smelling bitch.*

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago

Oh shit I thought this sub was c/theonion making an article on what crazy thing Trump would do. Damn

[–] egitalian@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Because he's already tried and failed to overthrow the government

[–] illi@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Even if he did, I feel like his stance on oathkeeping is simillar to Russia...

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm conflicted cause this oath is a remnant of McCarthyism

[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

I'm conflicted because trump is a remnant of the turd reich

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He's a goddamn communist

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, he's a fascist. They're not synonyms.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

The above post is sarcasm based on the original purpose of the oath.