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COUP 101: Keeping power in Banana Republics -

 
VIX 2020-11-12 16:19:41 

1- Pack yes-men and loyalists into top positions
2a- Normalise expectations that you will continue holding on to power
2b- Normalise expectations that you will continue holding on to power
3- Threaten security agencies
4- Pressure swing states' leaders
5- Pretend everything is normal and continue preparing for the upcoming year of governance.
6- THreaten to fire anyone who starts looking for other jobs.


Of course these kinda things could never happen in the backroom's greatest democracy in the world ever forever ever. lol lol lol

#murca

 
problemjay 2020-11-12 16:33:03 

wait ah minute now...is that the same country who goes around the world preaching to leaders to accept elections results and respect democracy?

 
birdseye 2020-11-12 17:36:19 

In reply to VIX

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed --- the declaration of independence

Seem such document was eminently more perfect than the men who crafted them ----- is that what you and problemjay have been trying to say? You think the founding fathers should have anticipated a Donald Trump? Well according to the author of a new book ‘First Principles’, James Madison did, the author quotes the key architect of the US Constitution thusly: “
enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm”

quite prescient, dont you think
smile smile wink wink

 
VIX 2020-11-12 17:46:10 

In reply to birdseye

You understand though, that people like YOU and me in great murca weren't considered to be people in 1776 right?

Carry on smartly. Also stop complaining about gun violence if you so ecstatically embrace a document written by slave owners in 1776.

 
problemjay 2020-11-12 19:20:56 

In reply to birdseye

oh so just so we have on record. You are holding to these standards and legal principles set by the founding American fathers who most of the Democrat party base supporters observe as outdated in today's America? is that what you telling us when you give us that quote as your response?

smile

 
Chrissy 2020-11-13 01:13:05 

In reply to VIX

What many forget is that every single banana republic was financed and backed by di said mother of democracy

 
powen001 2020-11-13 12:48:34 

In reply to birdseye


Y

ou think the founding fathers should have anticipated a Donald Trump? Well according to the author of a new book ‘First Principles’, James Madison did,



PRECISELY the type of person DONALD TRUMP is is who they had in mind!


PUTIN has already won his goal of splitting America in two.

It will take decades to heal and repair the damage this orange dotard has caused...not just to the USA but across the globe

 
googley 2020-11-13 13:00:00 

In reply to VIX

add this to your list



replace the Electoral College with loyalists

 
VIX 2020-11-13 13:03:46 

In reply to googley

lol lol

 
birdseye 2020-11-13 13:11:20 

In reply to googley
He must have had some real saboteur plans for a second term - he probably was planning to change the name – USA to TUSB, Trump’s United States, BIGLEY big grin

 
TriniStar 2020-11-13 14:31:27 

United States Criticized for Police Brutality, Racism at U.N. Rights Review Link Text

 
VIX 2020-11-13 18:00:09 

“We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption there will be a second Trump term,” Navarro said
big grin

 
problemjay 2020-11-13 18:15:30 

In reply to VIX

So Navarro under the assumption America will have a coup d'etat?

So much for model of democracy to the world lol

 
granite 2020-11-13 20:20:31 

In reply to VIX
Right on VIX!

 
problemjay 2020-11-14 18:39:12 

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Thousands of Trump supporters gather in Washington to contest vote result Link Text

Oh oh the world is watching the choas in the self proclaimed greatest democracy America lol

 
VIX 2020-11-14 23:51:47 

8. Rile up the natives, push the narrative that you were cheated, that the free and fair elections were stolen. lol

 
carl0002 2020-11-15 00:39:22 

Another 20 Secret service agents down wit COVID after that run through the crowd. At this rate the secret service will soon be calling the Nation Islam to provide security detail.

 
VIX 2020-11-21 13:25:16 

9. INCITE VIOLENCE

someone should “cut the head off” Democratic leaders.


#murca

 
Drapsey 2020-11-22 17:44:02 

In reply to VIX

Now even Govs. Chris Christie and Larry Hogan agreeing with you, re Banana Republic.

Chris Christie: Trump’s Legal Team Has Been a ‘National Embarrassment’

“Look. I thought the pressuring of the legislators to try to somehow, you know, change the outcome with electors was completely outrageous,” the Republican governor exclaimed on CNN’s State of the Union. “Quite frankly, we used to supervise elections around the world and we were the most respected country with respect to elections.”

Now we are beginning to look like we are a banana republic,” he continued. “Now it’s time for them to stop the nonsense. It is more bizarre every single day and, frankly, I’m embarrassed that more people in the party aren’t speaking up.”

redface redface

 
VIX 2020-11-22 20:46:33 

In reply to Drapsey

Look, Christie and Hogan are bitter and jealous, and probably trinis ( backroom Crazies' groupthink).
Only the backroom misfits and crazies are qualified to comment on great murca!! evil evil
Those career US politicians are clearly murca haters!!

 
VIX 2020-11-23 16:05:06 

I Lived Through A Stupid Coup. America Is Having One Now

One person is refusing to accept the people’s will. He’s taking power that doesn’t belong to him. That’s a coup.
American commentators say “we’re like the third world now” as if our very existence is a pejorative. Ha ha, you assholes, stop calling us that. You’re no better than us.
lol lol lol

 
nick2020 2020-11-23 18:22:16 

In reply to VIX

and probably trinis.
shock

 
nick2020 2020-11-23 18:23:35 

In reply to VIX

That’s a coup.


That is ridiculous. For now lol

It is a coup when Trump assumes power he is not granted.

 
Jabari18 2020-11-23 19:00:21 

In reply to nick2020

Attempted coup?

 
Drapsey 2020-11-23 19:25:16 

In reply to VIX

No wonder #45 and his allies are so peeved about main-stream media.

Last night I was watching PBS: Frontline 3-part presentation of Hitler's Third Reich rise to power in (Nazi) Germany. There were so many similarities between the events leading up to Hitler's solidification of power, and the recent actions of the #45 campaign (and post campaign), that are simply cringe-worthy.

I left the program with a question on the timing of that program's schedule. It's as if PBS wanted us to draw parallels.

 
nick2020 2020-11-23 20:27:15 

In reply to Drapsey

I was chastised by a Trump supporter for such a parallel.

Trump did not kill anyone was the retort.

I believe if he could...

 
Drapsey 2020-11-23 21:01:45 

In reply to nick2020

Prominent figure in Louisville protests dies in shooting, family members say

Let's see who gets charged for this.

 
TriniStar 2020-11-23 21:22:18 

In reply to Drapsey

I left the program with a question on the timing of that program's schedule. It's as if PBS wanted us to draw parallels.


Definitely sending a subliminal to their viewers

 
Runs 2020-11-23 22:00:09 

Guyana is hiring guys, looking for displaced oil workers cool
I noticed many are on here liming, let’s get back to work.

 
sudden 2020-11-23 22:27:45 

In reply to Runs

Weh Beatballs and Maj

 
sudden 2020-11-23 22:28:53 

In reply to Runs

What’s the pay like? I am currently unemployed

 
Runs 2020-11-23 22:40:07 

In reply to sudden

Check Guyanaworx.com cool

 
sudden 2020-11-23 23:08:10 

In reply to Runs

Couldn’t find anything that fit my particular skill and experience

 
Runs 2020-11-24 01:52:03 

In reply to sudden

In time, keep looking lol
They need specialists in Oil and Gas Law

 
Norm 2020-11-24 04:39:19 

The Whiners Corner!!!!

How is the whining today, fellas?

Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!

 
VIX 2020-11-24 12:19:46 

In reply to Norm

Hahahaha snort snort hahahaa

Murcan pruhzedent:

(we are)continuing to pursue our various cases on what will go down as the most corrupt election in American political history? We are moving full speed ahead. Will never concede to fake ballots & “Dominion”.

what a great functional, smooth, enviable democracy!!!
Your prezident who wants to kick you back to your shitehole kuntry sez so!!

ah hah hah hahaha

Keep laughing like the jackass never-see-come-see elitist idiot you are.

#MURCAAAAA

 
Norm 2020-11-24 18:08:58 

In reply to VIX

You are totally lost in American politics, like most of the empty barrels in the Back Room.

Get a life, bro. There is a whole lot more to life than whining about American politics!

 
VIX 2020-12-07 19:04:59 

-Send armed protestors to intimidate election officials at their homes!

This would never ever happen in great murca though!

Armed protesters gather outside elections chief's home

 
Norm 2020-12-07 19:21:03 

Wishing you a speedy recovery, Sicko!!!

 
VIX 2020-12-08 16:50:41 

so functional!

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states from casting "unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes" in the Electoral College.


No banana-republic shenanigans there. No sir!

 
Jabari18 2020-12-08 16:55:39 

In reply to VIX

Murica!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Chrissy 2020-12-08 16:58:21 

In reply to VIX

Jus laugh bro -and dem a preach to we lol lol

 
VIX 2020-12-08 19:18:21 

In reply to Chrissy

I don't mind the murcans preaching eh..

But is how dem caribbean immigrants pon here believe them superior by the mere fact of being unwelcome immigrants in murca!

The other day them gushing about "their" slave owning "founding fathers" rolleyes rolleyes

 
VIX 2020-12-19 23:12:11 

Yawnnnnn...


10. Declare martial law, call new elections

big grin big grin big grin

This could never ever happen in great #murca

Never!
lol

 
nick2020 2020-12-20 11:16:20 

In reply to VIX

What no hyperlink?

 
Casper 2020-12-20 17:00:47 

In reply to VIX

One has to agree with you, (BTW, did Casper really just say dat?) America is in a hot mess. Unfortunately, it will get worst before it starts getting better. It will take more than one Biden administration, or for that matter, one Democratic administration to save America from itself, and as is usually the case, the burden for that will be borne by African Americans.

Blacks in America are the ones who have suffered the most, and yet are the foot soldiers who are constantly saving the American democracy.

They have been doing it since Reconstruction. They did it during the worse of Jim Crow, they did it in the 60s under the the attack of police dogs, whippings and water cannons; they have been doing it again and again, the latest with the election of Joe Biden. And they will be asked to do it, yet again on January the 5th. in the Georgia senate runoffs.

For without those two Senate seats Biden will get very little done to shift America from its self-inflicting tendencies and its current drift towards authoritarianism, rather than the Democracy it has on paper. One Republican, Senator Mike Lee has already let us know that America is not a democracy, and he is the one currently upholding legislation to recognize the influence and contribution of Hispanic Americans to America with the establishment of museum to such.

As Republicans continuing to hold and have control over any levers of power, the status quo will remain and this drift will continue.

As Jonathan Chait has so brilliantly highlighted in this New York Magazine article,, Trump and Trumpism is not a new thing in the Republican Party; this drift towards authoritarianism has been going on for decades. Trump has been able to shift it into a more potent and dangerous force, with the acquiescence of Republican leaders, backed by a healthy segment of Americans,who are seemingly less interested in democracy than they are in maintaining White power at all costs.

So who will save America from itself? Again, that burden will be on the backs of Black America. They have to do for their own self-interest and survival.

 
problemjay 2020-12-21 18:52:25 

In reply to VIX


But is how dem caribbean immigrants pon here believe them superior by the mere fact of being unwelcome immigrants in murca!

The other day them gushing about "their" slave owning "founding fathers"


lol