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As president, Trump sought to use military planes and bases for deportation. Now, he and his allies are talking about a new effort that current and former officials warn could be impractical and dangerous.

In particular, there is call for starting a civil war:

Miller also suggested using National Guard troops, state police and other federal law enforcement agencies as force multipliers, even sending National Guard troops from Republican-led states into neighboring states governed by Democrats. “If you’re going to go into an unfriendly state like Maryland, well, they would just be Virginia doing the arrest in Maryland,” he said in the November podcast interview.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Republicans have already publicly called for transexual peoples to be thrown into concentration camps. I believed when I first heard that, it would only be the beginning. Seems like that was right on the money.

Beware neofascism.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Best stop voting for "lesser fascism" then, if you want to avoid "Neo-fascism".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Explain; be specific, I'll fact check. 🫡