Political Discussions for "Adults"

OccultHawk · 08-29-2020, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

That's hysterical to think.

He might litigate the results, but if it's found that Trump has legitimately lost, do you seriously think he's going to hole up in the Oval Office? Or try to secede part of the country off with him as President (igniting a civil war)?

There's a lot of fear mongering going around these days.

It’s not fear mongering. He’s already saying he can’t lose unless it’s rigged. So when/if he loses he’s obviously going to say it was rigged. So half the country is contesting the election and America becomes Balkanized depending on who you think is supposed to be giving the orders. And the new civil war isn’t going to be states vs states or sections vs sections it’s going to be a cluster**** of arson vandalism shootings and other forms of violence like Syria. In fact, it seems to have already started.

SGR · 08-29-2020, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

It’s not fear mongering. He’s already saying he can’t lose unless it’s rigged. So when/if he loses he’s obviously going to say it was rigged. So half the country is contesting the election and America becomes Balkanized depending on who you think is supposed to be giving the orders. And the new civil war isn’t going to be states vs states or sections vs sections it’s going to be a cluster**** of arson vandalism shootings and other forms of violence like Syria. In fact, it seems to have already started.

It's just Trump bravado. Haven't you heard enough bull**** from Trump to not take every word he says seriously?

Would it be like Trump to come out in interviews or at rallies and say "Well, I might win, I might not - polling shows that it's a tight race, but our internal polling shows that I'm likely to win as long as I stay on message"?

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

He's been setting it up to deny the results.

It won't be him accepting a loss but refusing to leave. It'll be him making excuses and shoving fear down people's throats to deny reality. It's not like he hasn't already been doing this. The Republican party will stand behind this delusion.

I absolutely believe a civil war could happen if he loses. I believe one could happen if he wins. I believe one could happen if he suddenly got a heart attack and died and Mike beat Biden. What about this past year makes you think Trump or Americans think or act like rational human beings?

Sure, he might deny the results if it looks like he lost. If it's close, he probably will. Likewise, the Dems will deny the results if it's close. In both cases, it will get litigated and perhaps, if necessary, the Supreme Court will rule on it.

After that occurs, the Republican party would not stand behind Trump (in the unlikely scenario) if he chose to continue to deny reality. It's not "rationality" that will guide Trump but rather self-interest. If the results are litigated, and the ruling is not in his favor, he would become forever humiliated if he still tried to cling to power. Losing would be humiliating enough, being dragged out of the White House by the secret service and sent to prison would be more than he could handle.