• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah, probably not. He was explicitly “anti-government”. It’s more likely Trump would have labeled him a far-left antifa terrorist, and used him as an excuse to enact martial law.

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      this sounds like the plot of demolition man. as cheesy as that movie was, we are living in the future it predicted.

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        You haven’t read NSPM-7?

        He’s basically labeled everything that’s “anti-government”, “anti-fascist”, or even just “anti-capitalist” as a precursor to terrorism.

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        I’m pretty sure he’s just a sick fuck who’s only option for not going to prison for the rest of his life was lying & cheating his way into the presidency.

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        He’s anti the government doing things to help regular people. Health care etc… He’s pro military marching in the streets arresting anyone that hurts his feelings. Looking at McVeigh’s background, the KKK membership would have earned him some grace. but his big thing was thinking the police overstepped, which makes me think even as a racist… McVeigh were around today he’d describe ice raids as further tyrany.

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        I don’t think anyone can pin a political position on trump. He seems to change mid-sentence if it suits him

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    5 hours ago

    Donnie had just gotten an invite to a prestigious island club back then, he was busy.

    Now if it happened today, Donald Johnathy would publicly shun McVeigh whilst commenting on how muscular his ass was.

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    I doubt it. Nichols is sitting in ADX Florence right now, and he can be pardoned at any time.

    (Although Trump can only pardon the federal charges. Nichols was also sentenced to 161 consecutive life sentences without parole by Oklahoma.)