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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeidasTouch: Trump lit the match, poured the gasoline, and now wants to use the blaze he is creating as pretext to burn
it all down.Trump lit the match, poured the gasoline, and now wants to use the blaze he is creating as pretext to burn it all down.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-06-08T00:32:33.519Z
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MeidasTouch: Trump lit the match, poured the gasoline, and now wants to use the blaze he is creating as pretext to burn (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Jun 7
OP
He doesn't have to do this, but everyone knew he would, especially since called TACO.
Silent Type
Jun 7
#3
This is their latest side hustle, to deem Dem govts to be not working, then take over
SheltieLover
Jun 7
#5
dalton99a
(89,472 posts)1. Yep
usonian
(19,164 posts)2. On schedule.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220295160
Understand the coup plan. Expose it, Explain it and encourage everyone to do the right and appropriate thing to stop it
Understand the coup plan. Expose it, Explain it and encourage everyone to do the right and appropriate thing to stop it
Silent Type
(10,514 posts)3. He doesn't have to do this, but everyone knew he would, especially since called TACO.
Hope this doesnt turn into an occasion for a modern song like 4 Dead in Ohio.
The Blue Flower
(6,026 posts)4. Predictable and predicted
The plan is working.
SheltieLover
(71,768 posts)5. This is their latest side hustle, to deem Dem govts to be not working, then take over
Same id happening currently with Memphis schools.
scipan
(2,913 posts)6. Are there even any looters?
Klarkashton
(3,670 posts)8. No there is nothing but a few pissed off people.
The response was overwhelming by the BORTAC and ICE and the feds. It's all a pretext to declare martial law as we all predicted. It's the first round.
scipan
(2,913 posts)10. That's what I thought. nt
orangecrush
(25,707 posts)7. Threatening to murder U.S. citizens.