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In the past, there have been Democrat and Republican presidents, but none have ever faced criminal charges despite committing violations during their presidencies. So why is Trump a target? For that, we have to look at the record of these previous presidents who have received favorable treatment.
Irrespective of their party affiliation, on major issues such as big government, open borders, amnesty to illegal aliens, crony capitalism, and gratuitous foreign wars, they all share a consensus.
They may have minor differences on silly social issues that are inconsequential.
Trump was the only modern president to not start a new foreign war nor escalate an existing war. Trump attempted to protect the border. Trump empowered people with his robust economy.
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Would a limited run on the banks be an effective means of peaceful protest?
Recently I dropped in at the woefully disappointing Badlands Media and listened to ‘Devolution Power Hour”.
At one point, the topic turned to protests that might arise from a contrived Trump indictment.
Of course the speakers advised against another J6 setup. The Canadian trucker strike was mentioned and then a novel idea was suggested.
I don’t know if it was Chris Paul or the Flat Earth Guy but one of them suggested coordinated bank withdrawals as a means of peaceful protest.
Food for thought. What would happen if a million people decided they needed an extra hundred dollars walking around money? Would the message be received? What if 10 million people withdrew a hundred dollars on the same day? What is 10 million people drew out a larger amount? What if larger numbers withdrew larger numbers?
If the message was received, would it be passed upstream (or downstream if you are of the banksters-control-everything school) to the appropriate destination?
Would it be felt at all?
Would such a protest be self-destructive? If you have $20k in the bank and your $1k withdrawal in coordination with fellow protestors results in your bank’s failure, would you be better off? The Biden Administration might have a soft spot for banks patronized by Democrat donors but they might not display the same elevated compassion for you.
Would a coordinated withdrawal hasten the inevitable mass bank collapse? Is hastening the inevitable good? Is hastening the inevitable bad? A mass bank collapse is inevitable, isn’t it?
Would a limited withdrawal–a small scale protest with the warning that more could follow–send the right message to the right people? I don’t know. Once more, the editor has more questions than answers.
Zamisdat Editor-In-Chief.
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