5 hours ago, gargamon said:

Yes, Trump isn't a king. He's the Antichrist.

 

Trump's not the antichrist. He's much too ignorant.

 

His SAT score of 820 (38th percentile, uncovered by Rep Jasmine Crockett, perhaps tired of Trump calling so many Black women "Low IQ") correlates to an IQ of around 94, below average. Of course that comes as no surprise.

 

OTOH, Jesus is the antiTrump.

 

Per Matthew 25, "Nations and individuals will be judged on how they follow my teachings"

 

And those teachings were:

 

---humility

---care for the poor

---care for the sick

---welcome the stranger as you would Jesus

---be kind to prisoners

 

To use a favorite bit of MAGA lexicon, that Jesus is one seriously "woke" dude!

 

Now besides not being religious, and being a supporter of separation of church and State, it is still clear that neither Trump nor MAGA---including the Evangelicals, Christian Nationalists, and fake Christians like Charlie Kirk and Speaker Johnson---have any resemblance whatsoever to any teaching of the man they claim is their spiritual guide. Not a single MAGA policy is close to anything Jesus taught.

8 hours ago, Keep Right said:

No Kings day but when old senile Joe was President, the left wing socialists applauded Biden's massive forgiveness of student debt without congressional approval. So the left approved of King Biden? 

Oh yes, Biden trying to ease student debt is exactly like Trump pressuring officials to “find votes,” hoarding classified documents, and staging a coup. It's totally the same. 🫤   One helps students, the other tried to overthrow democracy... but sure, let’s call them both kings. 👑

FYI, not everyone who is on the 'left' is a huge Biden supporter. I've voted Democrat all of my life and I can't stand Biden, Harris, and most of the Democrats. I view them as less harmful. They are weak and ineffective and marketing. Their focus on wokeness catapulted the GOP's popularity.  The Dems are why the world is stuck with a megalomaniac. 

 

12 hours ago, Screaming said:

Today in Thailand, October 18, 2025, I celebrated almost nine months of Trump winning. The left wing zealots are working themselves into a tizzy with their hate. But they need to pace themselves because President Trump has still more than three years left in his term to yet win even bigger. King for the day and for the rest of his term. 

Oh yeah, nine months of 'winning' is sweet 🙄 , but it came with a 'Trump Turbulence Tax' for your wallet, trading global alliances for transactional grudges, and bloating the national debt to an Olympic level. The 'legal action' is just his personal retribution service, and the reports of shadowy, unaccountable federal agents operating like a private police force are straight out of the Authoritarian Playbook. It's just sad that so many folks are so deeply invested in this expensive, deeply unhappy cult.

You forgot to add how much you love him not releasing the Epstein files. You must love the fact that he said he'd release the files, but is seemingly doing everything under the sun to distract us away from it. Will you still be kissing his ring if it's ever revealed that he had illegal relationships with underage girls or is that something you accept, because he's the king?

12 hours ago, riclag said:

So it is said ! So shall it be done!

Spoken like a true disciple lmao 🤣 kneel before your bloated cheeseburger snarfing lying fraud of a deity lmao 🤣 oh boy !!

10 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Well done, buddy. You're now in the running for the lamest comeback of the week!

Well you are in the running for the biggest troll of the year

9 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

In 2024, the Biden administration increased tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports across several strategic sectors. The move was the result of a statutory four-year review of Section 301 tariffs, which were first imposed by the Trump administration. 

 

There is a time and place for intelligent tariffs... not the completely unfounded numbers that Trump used to 'justify' his tariffs during his 2nd term.

That’s because they were mostly against trumps pal the enemy putin and anything else was done after careful consideration by a team of experts…..

10 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh no, Obama  levies taxes without congress!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 

FACT SHEET: The Obama Administration’s Unprecedented Trade Enforcement Record | United States Trade Representative

Your deity’s tariffs are taxes that consumers pay thats the truth of it and it’s your Donnie that’s imposing them by decree using a very sketchy old law …..we had a revolution over that same misstep by old king George…..yup …..it’s kinda funny your avatar was originally created by the original patriots over just that very thing taxation without representation…..ironic ehh?

It must be so disappointing to the MAGAnistas that millions of true American patriots took to the streets, exercising their 1st Amendment rights, in protest of a self-serving, dictator wannabe clown, who is trying desperately to incite violence (via his masked, badgeless, psychopath stormtroopers) so that he can declare martial law.

 

The closet gay (reportedly) fake Christian Speaker tried to call it the hate America rally, when it was anything but that.

 

The rallies were showing love for the true American ideals of freedom and liberty......freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly....the very things men much better than any MAGA decided were so critical to the new nation that they put them first in the Bill of Rights.

 

Trump and MAGAs are trying to destroy all that had America on a long term path to greatness. MAGA leadership is into control, fascism, self-dealing, greed, and a total lack of generosity. MAGA is the antithesis of everything the Founders---who seemed to be well aware of their own human frailties---intended for the US to become.

 

The people who took to the street on Saturday are the true patriots carrying the torch forward, trying to make America what it can and should be, and trying to stop MAGA from destroying all that is good.

Well I’ve read through the entire thread now I’d like to give my impressions on attending the no kings ralley today in sandiego whew did I get my steps in!!anyway I’d say around 10,000 or so attendees lots of like minded people showing concern for trumps authoritarian tendencies. peaceful loud fun some silliness hot lady’s EVERY WERE!!! Heck that there was worth the price of admission!!It was more of a vibe that you would love to expose your kids to …..not the hate filled nonsense of your regular trump rallies for sure!! I’d say the polar opposite!!so yea I’ve come away feeling better knowing we will get through this horror show and hopefully be the better for it!!!

13 minutes ago, Wingate said:

It must be so disappointing to the MAGAnistas that millions of true American patriots took to the streets, exercising their 1st Amendment rights, in protest of a self-serving, dictator wannabe clown, who is trying desperately to incite violence (via his masked, badgeless, psychopath stormtroopers) so that he can declare martial law.

 

The closet gay (reportedly) fake Christian Speaker tried to call it the hate America rally, when it was anything but that.

 

The rallies were showing love for the true American ideals of freedom and liberty......freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly....the very things men much better than any MAGA decided were so critical to the new nation that they put them first in the Bill of Rights.

 

Trump and MAGAs are trying to destroy all that had America on a long term path to greatness. MAGA leadership is into control, fascism, self-dealing, greed, and a total lack of generosity. MAGA is the antithesis of everything the Founders---who seemed to be well aware of their own human frailties---intended for the US to become.

 

The people who took to the street on Saturday are the true patriots carrying the torch forward, trying to make America what it can and should be, and trying to stop MAGA from destroying all that is good.

Reading the wonder insightful signs being displayed by these American protesters gives me a spec of hope.

14 minutes ago, Wingate said:

It must be so disappointing to the MAGAnistas that millions of true American patriots took to the streets, exercising their 1st Amendment rights, in protest of a self-serving, dictator wannabe clown, who is trying desperately to incite violence (via his masked, badgeless, psychopath stormtroopers) so that he can declare martial law.

 

The closet gay (reportedly) fake Christian Speaker tried to call it the hate America rally, when it was anything but that.

 

The rallies were showing love for the true American ideals of freedom and liberty......freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly....the very things men much better than any MAGA decided were so critical to the new nation that they put them first in the Bill of Rights.

 

Trump and MAGAs are trying to destroy all that had America on a long term path to greatness. MAGA leadership is into control, fascism, self-dealing, greed, and a total lack of generosity. MAGA is the antithesis of everything the Founders---who seemed to be well aware of their own human frailties---intended for the US to become.

 

The people who took to the street on Saturday are the true patriots carrying the torch forward, trying to make America what it can and should be, and trying to stop MAGA from destroying all that is good.

Well said I wish I was 5% as articulate as you and some others here,be that as it may I know a conn when I see it and know what my beloved country is supposed to represent so thanks!🙏 

15 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, you are implying only blacks loot, and I'm the racist. 

 

The leftist punks on the upper east side are the antifa members that will spark the riots. 

 

 

Come back to the fact based universe, there are no members of an organization that doesn’t exist.

10 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

There is a time and place for intelligent tariffs... not the completely unfounded numbers that Trump used to 'justify' his tariffs during his 2nd term.

 

10 hours ago, Fact said:

Are tariffs good or bad? 

What portion of my comment are you struggling with?  There are more informative ways to classify tariffs than good/bad or white/black.

Haven't you heard that there are 50 shades of grey?

21 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Hopefully they can get some looting in why they are "protesting". 

No reports of looting…
It should be noted that there has also been NO reports of any police offices being blunged with an American flag… 

 

 

11 hours ago, Smokin Joe said:

I see the Florida panhandle covered with dots but I can guarantee that those dots, collectively, would only represent a handful of people.

 

 

Here some snapshots:

 

"In one of the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history, nearly seven million Americans gathered today, 2 million more than June, in over 2,700 cities and towns for the No Kings Day of Peaceful Action, standing together in nonviolent defiance of authoritarianism and affirming that this nation belongs to its people, not to kings," a statement from the "No Kings" organizers said.

"With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today’s mobilization was 14 times larger than both of President Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance," the statement added. "From rural communities to major metropolitan centers, the message was clear: America will not be ruled by fear, force, or one man’s power grab."

 

Organizers Say Nearly 300,000 People Came To NYC Protest. Police Say There Were No Arrests.

Organizers for the "No Kings" protest estimated that New York City saw a turnout of nearly 300,000 people for the event, MSNBC reported.

As crowd estimates across the country continue to come in, the NYPD described the crowd size in New York as "more than 100,000" in a post on X. What's more, New York City police said there were "zero protest-related arrests."

 

Organizer For "No Kings" Protest Says 200,000 People Showed Up In Washington, D.C.

MoveOn, one of the progressive groups that helped organize Saturday's mass protests against Trump, said in a statement that more than 200,000 people were estimated to have shown up in D.C. alone.

 

As Millions March Against Him, Trump Hides In Florida To Play Golf

As millions of Americans are expected to take to the streets Saturday for "No Kings" protests, Trump has decided to hide himself away in Florida to play golf.

A White House pool report said Trump is currently at his Palm Beach club.

"There were no demonstrations visible from the windows of the press van," the pool report said.

 

 

 

 

 

perspective ...

for the poster who said Florida won't participate much 

 

15 hours ago, Schoggibueb said:

Belive it or not, protesting against Queens and Kings are in Europe no problem.

 

Free speach (without any repression or consequences) - maybe you remember… In the US that was once a normal thing.

As it was once in the UK too although we can still insult the king, mentioning asian grooming gangs  or immigration issues is forbidden and can result in loss of liberty

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

As it was once in the UK too although we can still insult the king, mentioning asian grooming gangs  or immigration issues is forbidden and can result in loss of liberty

Since when does UK belong to this thread with this topic?

 

Maybe try it in the UK thread.

 

1 minute ago, Schoggibueb said:

Since when does UK belong to this thread with this topic?

 

Maybe try it in the UK thread.

 

            Quite a surprising and somewhat hypocritical response from somebody who  referred to  "Europe"  in his post ,     Clearly you thought that was ok.  but, for some reason, took exception to me referring to the UK   

          Maybe as a relative newbie you should mind your own business, and leave moderation to the mods.  Now run along 

21 hours ago, Galong said:

Oh please. The mental gymnastics in that screed could qualify for the Olympics. 🫤
 

So let me get this straight: a bunch of retired hippies waving cardboard signs and singing “Let the Sunshine In” are somehow one Molotov cocktail away from an insurrection—but an armed mob storming the U.S. Capitol to overturn an election was just “tourists taking selfies”?  Seriously? 🤦
 

The guy is describing a Woodstock-themed nostalgia walk, not the Bolshevik Revolution. “No Kings” literally means they don’t want a wannabe dictator running the show. That’s not rebellion, it’s civics.
 

And the pearl-clutching over “under-employed, debt-oppressed younger gen folk” is rich. Maybe if the system these right-wing sages defend wasn’t crushing them with student debt and $20/hour rent, they wouldn’t be “acting out their discontent.”
 

In short: this isn’t an insurrection. It’s the sound of democracy creaking back to life after being held hostage by people who think freedom means worshiping billionaires and banning books.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🙏

Tripe. It’s a bunch of babies that actually cannot handle democracy or opinion until it goes their way. They will be the ruination of the West. 

33 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

            Quite a surprising and somewhat hypocritical response from somebody who  referred to  "Europe"  in his post ,     Clearly you thought that was ok.  but, for some reason, took exception to me referring to the UK   

          Maybe as a relative newbie you should mind your own business, and leave moderation to the mods.  Now run along 

Thats fair - agree.

 

Except with your last sentence.

27 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

you should mind your own business, and leave moderation to the mods.  Now run along 

Maybe you should heed your own advice.

Overall tone and atmosphere

 

The thread is polarized and performative.

There’s little genuine debate — most replies are either mocking or cheerleading for “their side.”

You can think of it as a mini-culture-war coliseum: right-leaning commenters toss insults, left-leaning ones volley sarcasm back, and everyone gets a dopamine hit from likes or “Haha” reactions.

 

Right-wing voices (majority tone in the thread)

 

Common patterns:

 

Dismissal and insult: e.g. “Are you really that stupid?”, “liberalism is a mental disorder.”

→ These are not arguments — they’re dominance displays.

 

Echoed talking points:

 

“Word salad Kamala” and “dementia Joe” — standard right-wing media nicknames meant to delegitimize rather than discuss policy.

 

“It was all rigged” — a recycled 2020-style election conspiracy claim, presented as self-evident truth with zero evidence.

 

“The left has to resort to memes/lies” — ironic, given how meme-driven right-wing spaces are.

 

 

Projection: Claiming liberals are incoherent, while offering no coherent counter-argument themselves.

 

Grievance identity: Many comments read as cathartic venting — defending Trump and attacking anyone who mocks him, as if loyalty to him equals patriotism.

Left-leaning / centrist voices (minority but sharper)

 

Sarcasm and mockery are their weapons:

 

“Wow, such an intelligent statement. You must be really, really smart!”

 

“Maybe by the stable genius himself?” (referring to Trump).

 

“Please explain how you claimed ‘Fact’ as your username without evidence.”

 

 

They often fact-check or re-ground the discussion (e.g., explaining how Harris was actually selected through delegate rules).

 

Their tone mixes humor with exasperation — they’re not trying to persuade; they’re calling out absurdity for spectators to see.

 

What it reveals

 

1. Echo-chamber mentality: Both sides talk at each other for validation, not mutual understanding.

 

 

2. Dehumanizing language: “Wingnuts,” “mental disorder,” “dementia Joe” — these create psychological distance that makes violence or authoritarianism easier to rationalize.

 

 

3. Anti-intellectualism: Assertions like “Has the left ever been coherent?” or “It was all rigged” reveal how emotion trumps evidence.

 

 

4. Parody of political discourse: The thread itself becomes a meme — a living example of why nuanced discussion is nearly extinct online.

Also nice. Snapshot in Washington D.C.

 

17 hours ago, novacova said:

There’s no king ruling in the US or is there any inkling that there may be one. Snap out of the silly delusional misery you choose to be in.

Stephen Miller let the cat out of the bag when he stated on live tv that the President holds Plenary Authority.

 

The only difference between a President holding Plenary Powers and King with absolute authority is the title of the office.

 

Just to remember, the same rhetoric used by authoritarian regimes like Russia, China, and Iran whenever citizens take to the streets to protest their regimes:

These statements were made before the march.

 

Speaker Mike Johnson

“I encourage you to watch. We call it the ‘Hate America’ rally that will happen Saturday. Let’s see who shows up for that, I bet you see pro-Hamas supporters. I bet you will see antifa types. I bet you’ll see Marxists in full display. People who don’t want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic. And we [Republicans] do

 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

He referred to the demonstrations as “this crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equal no paychecks.”