Donald Trump on Sunday proposed a new policy that many critics said is equivalent to legalizing "The Purge." Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he admitted that his attendees were "falling asleep" at one of his earlier rallies. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign noted that, as T...

Donald Trump on Sunday proposed a new policy that many critics said is equivalent to legalizing “The Purge.”

Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he admitted that his attendees were “falling asleep” at one of his earlier rallies. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign noted that, as Trump was still speaking at the swing-state event over the weekend, rallygoers placed directly behind the former president started to funnel out of the building.

One comment Trump made drew condemnation on social media, as well as numerous comparisons to The Purge, a film series based on a dystopian world in which the government makes all crimes legal for a 12-hour period.

As reported by Sebastian Smith, AFP Washington desk chief, “Trump in Erie, PA, says in US ‘the police aren’t allowed to do their job.’ To stop crime, you need ‘one really violent day.’ He says: ‘One rough hour and I mean real rough, the word would get out and it would end immediately.’”

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  • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    But pushing the false equivalence that somehow not voting for Trump is the same as directly voting for him is foolish and not a good tactic to swing them into voting with the party.

    I did not say that, nor would I agree with that statement. 3rd party/non voters ARE supporting Trump. They are not providing as much support as someone who actively votes for him, but because of the way FPTP voting works, their actions absolutely benefit the GOP more than the Democratic Party.

    These are anti authoritarian people. As in literally don’t like being told what to do. And you can’t fix a negative with a negative. People need to feel inspired themselves to do the right things. Otherwise people are shockingly self destructive and will cut off their nose to spite the fact.

    I haven’t told anyone what to do. I’ve explained the results of not voting/3rd party voting, that’s all. If they don’t like those results it sure sounds like they shouldn’t do the dumb shit they’re proposing.

    You are free to bully people that will say they voting a way you don’t like too but don’t think it will be productive is my point.

    “By doing X, you are causing Y” is not bullying. That’s absurd.