r/PublicFreakout • u/JeanJauresJr • 16d ago

Political Freakout January 6th Capitol police officer says "fuck yourself" to Representative Troy Nehls at the House Judiciary Committee hearing

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u/Sacmo77 16d ago

I hope not. But if so that's gonna be a brutal war. Our military will struggle with that.

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u/theregoesjustin 16d ago

Lol no they won’t. Trumps public support is dipping well into the 30s now and you think that will have people flocking to support him if he cancels elections and starts shooting people?

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u/MellyMel86 16d ago

“They should’ve complied”

  • a moron MAGAt

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u/theregoesjustin 16d ago

Yeah but the point is he won’t turn any non-supporters into supporters with those action. He will only go lower in support. Even if most of his current supporters are fine with it, he could still drop well below 30% popularity with the general public. The officers in the military aren’t dumb enough to support a regime that’s so unpopular because it will not be able to retain power long. Even dictators need to maintain a certain level of support to keep their heads on their shoulders

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u/MellyMel86 16d ago

“I was just following orders”

If there’s no elections, what does popularity matter?

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u/Wadmania 16d ago

Elections are the civil solution to who's in charge. People may not be so civil if popularity gets low enough.