Posted on 10/18/2020 4:28:05 AM PDT by MtnClimber
As the election cycle reaches its peak in turbulence, it's hard to cast our minds past Election Day, or tomorrow, for that matter, but a crucial question hangs in the air. Will the transition of power — or preservation of power — be peaceful? Even though both parties are prepared for legal battles over the results, the dispute may — and likely will — not remain strictly legal. And even though the Constitution and federal law ensure that even if the election is contested in court, the country will have a president on Inauguration Day, how can we rest assured that there will be no "peaceful protests" involving riots and violence?
The political climate is as hot as Californian summer, and it feels as if one spark may start a fire in that poorly managed political forest. Many envision President Donald Trump's supporters using misinformation to mobilize vigilante militias to clash with leftist protesters. Notably, there is no doubt that the Democrats won't cede the streets in the case of Trump's victory. Others are rightfully concerned that violent left-wing groups will refuse to accept the results and mobilize, leading to violence and deaths across the country. During the first presidential debate, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden voiced their concerns about political violence coming from the other side. The risk is high, indeed.
Divided we stand
American politics has gotten extremely polarized. According to a substantial PRRI study, "Fractured Nation: Widening Partisan Polarization and Key Issues in 2020 Presidential Elections" on the nation's culture wars and partisanship, Americans have diametrically different values and perspectives on America itself.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I don’t see Trump doing anything violent.
I see the left doing it all by having a massive temper tantrum that they did not win again.
So it won’t be a violent transition of power, but violence will ensue post election.
The British Guardian newspaper says they burnt a two-mile stretch of Lake Avenue(?) in Minneapolis.
I’ve seen drought in DC suburbs in years past. Upscale Bel Air in LA had a bad fire in 1960 I believe. Four million acres in California have burned this year. The conditions favorable to leftist thugs exist.
I will only raise a glass filled with merlot when leftists fleece globalist billionaires.
Well there won’t be a transfer of power because Trump will win handily but the left wing temper tantrum is likely to be viscious.
Don’t kid yourself.
How likely = 100%
The violent left-wing DNC lawfare, and left-wing violence in the streets hasn’t ended from the 2016 election yet!
Nobody watches TV to decide whom they’ll vote for. Everyone is online. If people decide they want to live in death, Marxism and Venezuelan style social conditions, they decided that long ago. There are a sizeable group of “Americans” that will vote for Biden because they know his election will quell somewhat the violence in the cities.
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It’s not about ideology, it’s about power, pure power.
Come the revolution, it’s about who will be the ones walking around with clipboards.
My prediction
More people will Die on Nov 4th from the “Date” Nov 4th than will die of Covid
Cause of Death “Exploding Heads”
*** “Prepare accordingly” ***
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I’m downsizing
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