LaffyTrump is threatening ”shock and awe” next week. I fear that he’s hoping he can trigger huge protests, use that as an excuse to crack down hard, exert power over protesters—including using violence against them—to set a precedent, create fear, and ultimately shut down further efforts.
Danette 🐬@GottaLaff they love him for his attacks on the left. If he starts right away with arresting a bunch of liberal protesters then what better way to feed red meat to the base and set the tone for the future
samiamsamthat will work until republicans cut social security and medicaid and dismantle ACA
the red states voted for donny and they are about to be thrown under the bus
@samiamsam yes but they’re technically after a theocracy so what they want to do is drive more people to churches. The churches then dole out food bank supplies or housing assistance based on whether people come to church or attend bible study. And they will undoubtedly try to funnel some of this money to churches @GottaLaff
Maggie Maybe@Danetteb @samiamsam @GottaLaff yes, you know how that area in Oregon decided they would arrest homeless people for being homeless if there are shelter beds available? There was a news segment about the available shelter beds, they went into this shelter to show rose and rose of empty beds, it was a church affiliated shelter and in order to get shelter there you have to accept Jesus as your savior and you have to attend church services every day.
So basically it’s illegal for people not to convert if those are the only shelter beds available and I don’t understand how that’s not a first amendment violation
But I love the people, they were choosing to be arrested rather than go to the Jesus shelter
@maggiejk
Shelters are often run by donations and religious organizations. One here used to have a sermon and singing each week. If you didn’t participate, you didn’t stay. They aren’t federally funded so they can do what they want. That’s the whole problem with many many shelters and how they can mandate who sleeps with who- whether a trans person can come in…
@samiamsam @GottaLaff
Shelters are often run by donations and religious organizations. One here used to have a sermon and singing each week. If you didn’t participate, you didn’t stay. They aren’t federally funded so they can do what they want. That’s the whole problem with many many shelters and how they can mandate who sleeps with who- whether a trans person can come in…
@samiamsam @GottaLaff
@Danetteb @maggiejk @GottaLaff
the whole premise of state run social services is that there are no religions strings attached
i recall stories in the 1980s about this
stories about how churches were forcing parents to make their children attend church education and church services in order to get help
it was a scandal because most people thought that churches would help anyone with no strings because bible and jesus
the fundies /evangelicals had other plans - capture children in religion