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Elon Musk: Trump must be elected in 2024 to Save our Democracy

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by vegasfox, Sep 29, 2024.

  1. vegasfox

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    If Trump is not elected democracy will no longer exist in America says Musk. Read his tweet and see if you agree or disagree

     
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  2. VAg8r1

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    Musk's statement that Trump must be elected to save democracy reminds of the statement made by a military spokesman during the Vietnam war that "We destroyed the village to save it".

    Background and the source of that quote.
    U.S. forces killed 328 VC, mostly during the battle of Bến Tre. Civilian casualties in Kien Hoa Province included 528 killed and 1,219 wounded. Bến Tre suffered major damage during the battle with over 5,000 homes destroyed and generated over 30,000 refugees in Bến Tre and the neighboring Mỏ Cày District.[2]: 298–9 

    On 7 February Associated Press journalist Peter Arnett flew into Bến Tre to report on the fighting there. In a report he filed he quoted an unnamed US Major as saying "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it."[5]

    While the analogy is sure to get a rating of "off-topic" the point is to compare the absurdity of rationalizing destroying something to save it.
     
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  3. docspor

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    2 moronic assumptions
    1. all illegals who become citizens will vote dem
    2. Trump will actually do something this time about illegal immigration
     
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  4. G8tas

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    A funny post coming from someone who was here illegally
     
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  5. 108

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    I could swear it’s the job of the parties to win votes.

    Alienating every group outside of rural whites might not be the way to go.
     
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  6. okeechobee

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    I mean, what he's saying isn't exactly prescient, but I understand why he's saying it. Hell, without the electoral college, we would have been up shit creek without a paddle a long time ago. We probably still are, we just managed to prolong it with the EC.
     
  7. 92gator

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  8. 92gator

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    Dumbass analogy.

    He said nothing about destroying anything to save anything.

    He said vote for Trump to prevent sKamala/Doh Biden from destroying America.
     
  9. ajoseph

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    For a guy with no sense of humor, Musk unintentionally says some really funny things some times.
     
  10. 92gator

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    Is this funny?

     
  11. ajoseph

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    Yes. And sad. It is beyond me how otherwise intelligent people are so bored with their lives that they crave conspiracy nonsense to fill the gaps.
     
  12. 92gator

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    More hilarity....

     
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  13. ajoseph

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    They’re eating your dogs. They’re eating your cats.
     
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  14. 92gator

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    /s/ ostrich with head buried in ground.
     
  15. ajoseph

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    If you don’t vote for Trump, you will die, because only he has the solution to save us from EVERYTHING.
     
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  16. 92gator

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    Close your eyes, make believe there aren't bad ppl...

    Shurzam!

    There won't be!

    It's. that. easy!
     
  17. 92gator

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    Trump may not be THE solution--he's just not furthering the problem, and at that point, pretty much the only option to nit further our own demise.
     
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  18. BLING

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    Who claims “there aren’t bad people” in the world?

    Sweet strawman you’ve built in that alt universe.
     
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  19. AzCatFan

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    Since Biden/Harris took office, stock market at record high, crime down, unemployment still low, inflation spiked but now near target level, and interest rates are falling again. Yes, there are still bad people out there and our country nor the world is perfect. But what's the major issue that requires a hero to save us? And how in the world is that savior Trump, who promises to raise prices with tariffs, and hurt families and our economy with his mass deportation strategy?
     
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    The best thing about Trump is …… he’s not a useless progressive.

     
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