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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you were attacked by a grizzly bear, would you fight him fairly?
If you were attacked by a person with a weapon who had threatened to kill you, would you be concerned about following long-established rules of boxing?
In our fight against the monstrous Trump regime and it's announced intent to reverse a woman's right to choose, gay citizens' right to marry, long-established legal protections for minorities and requiring insurance policies to cover pre-existing conditions, what "rules" should we follow, given that the opposition ignores all rules?
As Officer Malone asked Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables": "WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO?"
Eko
(7,424 posts)Bradshaw3
(7,554 posts)Eko
(7,424 posts)But, honestly, you all keep describing movies. This isn't the Reverent, The Untouchables or the Death March of Bataan.
Eko
(7,424 posts)Death March of Bataan. That was really bad also.
Bradshaw3
(7,554 posts)He used an analogy, which I think most on here understand. No it isn't the Death March but neither you nor anyone else knows for sure where this is all headed. We could be on the road to violence. And even if it's not our democracy is threatened, which many,many people at the highest levels are warning about. Trying to downplay this fight is not only wrong but makes people complacent.
Eko
(7,424 posts)And the op did indeed say something about a movie, "As Officer Malone asked Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables": "WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO?""
Bradshaw3
(7,554 posts)He was using a movie line just like he was using an analogy. And yes you were downplaying it, obviously.
Eko
(7,424 posts)"Never said anything about a movie and neither did the op".
Never said.
Eko
(7,424 posts)as is your conclusion that I am trying to down play it.
Bradshaw3
(7,554 posts)Eko
(7,424 posts)I tend to use evidence, like your actual words and the op's actual words.
Eko
(7,424 posts)It seems to have struck a nerve with you so I apologize. My humor can be dry, but when two people describe our situation and all read like an advertisement for actual movies and one quotes from an actual movie I find it funny. Movies usually end well, I dont believe that this will at all.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Calling Trump a piece of shit or giving him a stupid nickname, that's fighting on Trump's turf.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)and embarrass Trump's Congressional allies? How about REAL boycotts of Fox and Sinclair advertisers?
exboyfil
(17,867 posts)Hong Kong Cavalier
(4,573 posts)ret5hd
(20,573 posts)I hate victims that respect their executioners.
handmade34
(22,759 posts)last year a family of bears destroyed my bee hives, chicken fence, a chicken (fox got a couple as well), bird feeders, compost...
..
this year I put 7000 volt electric fence around all I hold dear.... my new bees are thriving, compost is composting, chickens are laying eggs, etc.... all is well (ummm the bears did get up on my porch and drank the hummingbird juice but I fixed that right away)
the bears, the fox, skunk, raccoon
. respect that fence and stay away!!!!
we need to fight smart, fight tough with high voltage!!!!