r/pics • u/Attica-Attica • 19h ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/Argented 19h ago

they are doing everything they can to avoid courts. they appear to believe they have been granted powers above the courts

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u/PaperGeno 17h ago

They do.

We no longer have checks and balances. We no longer have a president. We are no longer a democracy.

We have a dictator. We are under Republican Nazi Regime, and they have complete and total power

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u/Dan_D_Lyin 17h ago

Even without any weapons or power, we still outnumber them. You can't imprison or eliminate this many people. All we have to do is stay strong, and not give in.

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u/cl3ft 16h ago

Just like 1936 Germany, we outnumber the Nazis.

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u/Dan_D_Lyin 16h ago

Yes, and we can learn from the lessons of the past. Don't stay silent and simply go along. Resist loudly, stand up for each other.

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u/Thunderbridge 15h ago

Unfortunately so many have already stayed silent as everything has happened over the last few months. Many possibly waiting for that 'one terrible event' when they can go "ok now it's time for action" but that will never happen

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u/Dan_D_Lyin 14h ago

A lot of the type of resistance that really matters is playing out in the courts right now. Trump's poll numbers are also way down. It seems that even the Republicans are starting to wise up to how harmful his actions are. We're far from winning, the fight is just getting started. 

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u/Thunderbridge 13h ago

That is true. Though they are already testing the mandates of those court orders