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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  • dubious@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 months ago

    from what i’ve seen in most liberal circles, we are not prepared to defend our homes and loved ones from a roving band of rednecks. they’re not all old fat gravy seals. many of them are young, have lots of experience with firearms, and know how to coordinate.

    • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      2 months ago

      You hang out in the wrong liberal circles, then. We may be pacifists but we are not helpless. I won’t throw the first punch to someone else but if they bring it to me you can be damn sure that I’m going to throw the last one, or die trying.

      many of them are young, have lots of experience with firearms, and know how to coordinate.

      So emulate them. A threat is on the horizon. Will you see it coming and lay down for it? Or will you prepare yourself? Your people may need you.

    • Zement@feddit.nl
      3·
      2 months ago

      Time to gear up and match their abilities. Leveling the playing field with weapons banned for actual warfare would not be off limits for me in that situation. They attack, so theoretically preparation is key.

      Coordinate the attack when automated laser turrents permanently blind their squad… (and no, goggles won’t help) because that would be easily in my ballpark of skill to build. (Eye Tracking is a basic function of Open CV, Galvos and UV Lasers are easily obtainable… I don’t need guns or ammo… theoretically speaking of course, I’m not even American and so glad that I won’t come into such a severe situation. But “liberals” like me are able to do this, remotely from a save distance… 100%, solar powered indefinitely the size of a shoebox)

      Edit: Hello Homeland Security, no I have no intention of building this. The explanation is only for the sake of the argument.

      • dubious@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        i like your style. i used to take comfort in knowing that the left was far more tech savvy, which i felt was going to be key, but these days i’m not so sure.

        • Zement@feddit.nl
          2·
          2 months ago

          I wouldn’t say I’m left. Just… not a Nazi? And I don’t like Billionaires / Power Accumulations.

          Much more interesting would be what side the military would pick. They decide. Everything else is just toys wielded by children. And as of now, they are not so fond of Trump as it seems.

          • dubious@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            this is correct, which is also an angle that would need to be played. the right has to look like the aggressor, or at least has to be tricked into making a move that the military would have to take action over.