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Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore on Tuesday told "War Room" host Steve Bannon that he plans to push the legislature to defund Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, arguing that Trump's prosecution threatens to ignite a "civil war." Moore complained that indicted fellow state Sen. Shawn Still is going to have to spend "a million dollars" to defend himself in the case. "It's just like Nazi Germany," Moore claimed. "I mean, they want to call us the Nazis and their actions are Nazism."

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 125 points 1 year ago

Moore's remarks came as Georgia GOP Senate leaders seek to find a way to punish Willis for bringing charges against Trump. "I told one senator... we've got to put our heads together and figure this out. We need to be taking action right now.

Pretty sure they just admitted obstruction of justice and some conspiracy charges...

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 117 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please folks, especially those of you who like to push the "both sides" narrative. Recognize that while Democrats are not perfect, they are not these batshit insane Republicans that have wormed their way into power.

I want more choices, too. But until we have them - Republicans have been telling us exactly who they are since about 2016. Believe them. And do not vote them into power. Not locally, not at the state level, and for sure not at the federal level.

They have proven that they are incapable of seeing laws as anything more than tools to be leveraged against those not like them, and that they will skip right to violence when that fails.

I told one senator... we've got to put our heads together and figure this out. We need to be taking action right now. Because if we don't, our constituencies are gonna be fighting it in the streets. Do you want a civil war? I don't want a civil war. I don't want to have to draw my rifle. I want to make this problem go away with my legislative means of doing so,"

Translation: "Just do what I say so I don't have to get violent."

Sounds a lot like an abuser explaining how if only you hadn't made him angry, he wouldn't have had to beat you.

Fuck these people. Get them out of power.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

Translation: "Just do what I say so I don't have to get violent."

Literal fascism

[–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every time a popular vote loser wins the presidency, convincing people that voting will get anyone out of power becomes harder. Definitely vote if you’re in a swing state, because it can be harm reduction for the most vulnerable, but don’t pretend getting the Dems in will improve things much for most people. Our entire system is moribund, we just haven’t figured it out yet.

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Republicans haven't even fucked things up to the degree they want to yet. Dems may be less effective than we'd like, and some of them may not give a shit at all. But R is fully committed, pedal to the metal, driving towards the cliff edge, on a number of different axes. (that's plural of axis not plural of axe. Am I misspelling that?)

I'll take anything that is less bad than that.

If folks can vote third party without it becoming a stepping stone to R wins, I have no argument with that.

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[–] CavalierBob@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s always projection on their part. Holding people accountable for their actions is “Nazism”. 🙄

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

Now that he has publicly announced that he plans to use his firearms for illegal, seditious purposes, can someone please take his guns and weapon permits away?

By this kind of threat, he has show that he is not fit to own a potentially lethal weapon.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Republicans in Georgia aren't the only ones with rifles.

Trust me.

Last time the Georgia fascists met an armed contingent--at Stone Mountain, during the BLM protests--they were the ones that backed down, not antifa.

[–] _Sc00ter@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol right? These are the same people that complain about gun violence in places they don't live, yet act like they're tough because they have a gun? I bet most are way too afraid to actually use it

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And last time Atlanta wasn’t even fighting back from within

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Moore complained that indicted fellow state Sen. Shawn Still is going to have to spend "a million dollars" to defend himself in the case. "It's just like Nazi Germany," Moore claimed.

Ah yes, the legendary legal proceedings of the Nazis.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well there were the Neurenburg trials, but that was at the end of their Naziing

[–] starrox@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Forgive my pedantery: It's "Nuremburg" in English, "Nürnburg" in German.

[–] krayj@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I mean, they want to call us the Nazis and their actions are Nazism."

When I see people wearing nazi related symbols, with nazi related tattoos, waving actual nazi flags, and giving the nazi salute, then yeah I think it's fair to call you nazis.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not all Republicans are Nazis but all Nazis are Republicans.

[–] krayj@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

If there's a nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 nazis.

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[–] ZzyzxRoad@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Of course the name of his show is "war room," jfc. All conservatives do is fantasize about violence.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

They also think about sex with children an awful lot.

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It goes back to their religion too. Their idol murdered millions of people, including children, that disagreed with him. To a conservative "Christian" this is peak

[–] arcrust@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone who says "I don't want to have to draw my rifle", wants to draw their rifle.

Also, draw is a weird word in this context right? Draw your pistol, sure. But a rifle. I guess you can have a sling holster and technically would be "drawing" it.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Seems like there’s an argument that he was threatening the DA

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do it or shut up you fucking coward.

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Colton Moore is the kind of incel invertebrate that would shoot black people in a Dollar General.

[–] thenerdjournals@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

he totally wants to draw his rifle

[–] 4lan@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

I think it's at a point where the left needs to arm themselves and train their family to operate firearms safely. 2024 will see "lone wolfs" born of stochastic terrorism like this. They are prepping the handful of armed mentally ill to commit violence on Americans if they don't get their way.

There were multiple bomb threats against elementary schools and libraries recently.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (15 children)

The SRA is way ahead of you, my comrade. Just look around. We don't talk at the range, just shoot and train. You'll find us.

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[–] Femcowboy@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please I want you hicks to take on the federal government. Please do it would be so funny. Like whatchu gonna do to the Abrams tank when it rolls over your trailer Tucker?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"They want to call us the Nazis…"

No. I have to call you nazis because that's what half of you are.

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[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Replace ever instance of civil war with domestic terrorism and I think we get a much more accurate picture about what these people mean. People with assault rifles going to schools, grocery stores, protests and any place that is crowded. Even if this chuckle head doesn't do anything, he's trying to signal to people who he hopes will shoot people when Trump is convicted. We are already experiencing domestic terrorism now, but it can always get worse.

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[–] rjthyen@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obviously I want just charges for the sake of what's right, but I also want to see these fucker's faces when they try to start a war and realize how few ppl are actually behind them at that level. I realize Trump's support is ominously higher than many of us would think, but at each level of intensity it drops tremendously (I don't even think half of his voters would admit to voting for him publicly). At the level out going to war I think they'd look around and feel pretty lonely.

All that said the fact that 47 percent of voters still supported him for reelection is terrifying

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[–] cogneato@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"stop the count" is the only strategy they have

[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Hey it worked for Bush

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me you don't know what Nazism is without telling me you don't know what Nazism is

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really wish we didn't give these people press

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[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good news, you don't have to if you don't want to.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

He def wants too.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

We need to be taking action right now. Because if we don't, our constituencies are gonna be fighting it in the streets.

Why would a liberal start a fight over this? Huh Colton?

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Luckily for him (or unluckily for him?), modern war is barely fought with rifles.

But these fuckers anti-education and anti-science bullshit is a danger to the country but allowing us to be technologically leapfrogged by more...um...intrepid...nations.

If the idea is for America to backslide away from self-determination, then the Republican party might just be for you.

When I think about what kind of psyops a global competitor would levy against us, and what goals they might hope to engender with their efforts, for the past 20 years, its always just been whatever the Republican party has been saying/doing.

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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

He's already being prosecuted. Pull out the gun or shut the fuck up, pissbaby

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Lets see on whom this idiot draws a rifle, and how he is handled from that point.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

If this dillweed draws his rifle good enough, maybe poppa trump will hang it on the fridge. A man can dream.

[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

mfs want to lose again? Jesus.

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[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I gotta say, I absolutely love watching all these people destroy their lives in defense of that buffoon. Especially knowing that as far as trump is concerned, these clowns are expendable pawns.

It’s fucking hilarious.

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Do it. We dare you.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

bring it you little coward.. i make my bread on the bones of morons like you.. i am the US Government.. you just bring it, you crying Momma's Boy..

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