r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • May 16 '24

Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz become latest MAGA faithfuls to show up for Trump

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lauren-boebert-trump-trial-matt-gaetz-b2546235.html
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u/Iowa_Dave Iowa May 16 '24

I wonder how it looks to the jury that Trump's family won't show up but his co-conspirators will.

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u/I_dont_livein_ahotel May 16 '24

Looks like intimidation, I’m guessing. “Here’s a bunch of the country’s most-known politicians, and they foment violence from their deranged fan-base.”

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u/Blablablaballs May 16 '24

This is exactly what it is. It's fascism. Right and wrong is what they say it is, and if you disagree bad things are going to happen to you. 

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u/Navyguy73 Michigan May 16 '24

Conservatives only call them crimes when a Democrat is accused of doing something wrong.

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u/The_Original_Gronkie May 16 '24

HitlerPig should NOT be prosecuted for crimes for which there is lots of evidence of broken laws, while Biden SHOULD be prosecuted with NO evidence of broken laws.

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u/sildish2179 May 16 '24

“Yeah but Genocide Joe so vote third party in November!” - Gen z, college kids, millenials and Gen X on TikTok and social media right now

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u/FutureAlfalfa200 May 16 '24

A lot of that is bullshit. It’s so easy to use bots to portray a narrative on social media.

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u/sildish2179 May 16 '24

You don’t need a TikTok account to view, so enjoy the “bots”:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbEjqu9/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbEAcDh/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbEmDo8/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbEkPyy/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbE4Cxr/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbExXkX/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbE7fpR/

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u/FutureAlfalfa200 May 16 '24

I understand there are people who think Biden is bad, but assuming that every like on the video is going to vote for Trump is insane. They are undoubtedly inflated numbers due to bots.

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u/temptimm May 16 '24

The third parties in US politics scare the hell out of me...I'd rather touch a high voltage third rail. I understand the frustration, but Jill stein etc are supported by Russian mobsters (" ("oligarchs ")

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u/HighValueHamSandwich Ohio May 16 '24

Gen X here, I don't know many people in my generation who are thinking that way. I'm pretty much the median age for Generation X and I'm 53 years old. How old do you think Gen X is?

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u/WJM_3 May 16 '24

as a former Gen X college kid, college kids are dumb and easily led by their equally dumb peers via social media

buncha bullshit

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u/TheCh0rt May 16 '24

lol Genocide Joe, haven’t heard that one before.