cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20332663
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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when people tell you who they are… believe them.
Sooo many people follow trump without believing a word he says.
They believe him. They like it.
until it’s him that gets fucked over.
what they don’t realize is he’s fucking everyone over constantly. They’re being fucked over and too stupid to realize it.
Reminder: crime is at an all time low.
that’s not “the purge” at all. If it was then everyone would be allowed to crime, but he’s clearly just talking about the police. It’s blatant authoritarian rhetoric, but nothing to do with the movie.
Only the police are allowed to do crimes, the rest of us just get purged.
It’s not The Purge, it’s Kristallnacht.
…there’s a movie?
For others who have been less than impressed by the accuracy of rawStory’s headlines, looks like he legit said something like this. Admittedly, an off the cuff thing we’ll take too seriously but it did happen.
Yes don’t believe what he says. It’s all jokes. Or off the cuff. Don’t take the guy seriously what can go wrong.
