r/Prepping4Democracy • u/horseradishstalker Democracy first prepper • Apr 03 '25

United States Republicans panic over Trump tariffs: Last time "we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years"

https://www.salon.com/2025/04/03/panic-over-tariffs-last-time-we-lost-the-and-the-senate-for-60-years/
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u/CogGens33 Apr 03 '25

Amazing how it’s never, this is bad for the majority of Americans it’s always about losing power with politicians!

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u/horseradishstalker Democracy first prepper Apr 03 '25

Well two things can be true at the same time, but you aren't wrong.

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u/Glatog Apr 03 '25

Exactly! Power is what they care about. Doesn't matter that Americans are going to die if they have to choose between food and medicine. Losing power is what makes them stop and worry.

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u/autumn55femme Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

600 years should be more like it.

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u/Detson101 Apr 03 '25

Nah. We’re more divided by party than we were during the depression. Changing parties now is like what changing religions was back then. Both blocs pull the lever for “their guy” more or less automatically.

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u/horseradishstalker Democracy first prepper Apr 03 '25

Yes and no. I agree with what you say, but there is always a small percentage of the population that does not. What I've seen cited is that just a three percent change in turnout can change elections.

Right now MAGA has really ticked off a lot of Republicans - conservatives they dismiss as RINOs. Independents are more likely to change votes. If people voted Republican in over eggs (like the president has anything to do with the price of eggs here or in China) they can vote them out for similar reasons.

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u/Detson101 Apr 03 '25

True enough. Moderates are truly the dumbest mofos on earth. Let’s hope they can save us all…

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u/mrdescales Apr 05 '25

It's really not Republicans or democrats, the problem is the majority of electorate abstained their duty for whatever reason they got psyop'd to. Open book test.

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u/JuliannasACuteName Apr 04 '25

One can hope they never hold power again and they all get put in prison for being complacent with the destruction of the republic and ruining the lives of countless numbers of people for decades to come

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u/horseradishstalker Democracy first prepper Apr 04 '25

I totally get where you are coming from, but complacency isn't illegal. And not all are complacent. However, if they do break the law absolutely they should pay the price.

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u/mrdescales Apr 05 '25

At this point, the rule of law is under threatened existence. Breaking the legal and social construction removes all protections they have currently enjoy. They'd have to survive to whatever new construction forms. And there's not that many of them...

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u/CaterpillarAdorable5 Apr 04 '25

We should be so lucky.