Posted on 10/14/2024 8:08:09 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals, while dropping a long trail of suggestions that he favors outlawing political speech that he deems misleading or challenges his claims to power.
In a speech Friday in Aurora, Colorado, the Republican presidential nominee blasted the immigration system and lobbed a rhetorical grenade at his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
“She’s a criminal. She’s a criminal,” said Trump, who was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money trial. “She really is, if you think about it.”
(snip)
“That’s the big question,” Ben-Ghiat said, adding that it depends partly on his ability to impose party fealty, intimidate critics and install competent bureaucrats who are effective at using levers of power to advance his personal aims.
“It is about criminalizing dissent,” she said. “There is a method to his madness in that he has taken people on a journey of indoctrination.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
In the meantime, following the adage that the Left accuses others of things that they are doing, we have something pointed out by Jonathan Turley:
“Curbing” Free Speech: John Kerry Criticizes the First Amendment as “a Major Block” for Censorship
"Below is my column in the New York Post on the recent remarks of former Secretary of State John Kerry to the World Economic Forum, the latest in an array of powerful American politicians warning about the dangers of free speech and calling for government controls. He joins his fellow former Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton in reaching out to the global elite for help in censoring their fellow Americans."
And it goes beyond that...
'Mary Poppins' (Nina Jankowicz) and the Disinformation Governance Board started by DHS and closed down after the uproar (don't doubt for a minute some version is still operating behind the scenes)
David Brock's Project 65-trying to destroy legal beagles who may step up to combat lawfare
The J6 political prisoners
Attacks on Elon Musk after he 'liberated' Twitter/X
The countless incidents of assets of certain three letter agencies involved in false flags (Whitmer plot, for example, or Ray Epps)
The numerous abuses re: Covid...the most egregious being the attempt to have OSHA force a jab or job regime
Its a long list, and yet this jamoke of an author says its Trump who is a dictator? What did he do in his first term that indicates any of that?
I will say this--the actors who forced sheer evil on this nation aren't afraid of some dictatorship, but being brought to justice.
The left: Always accuse your opponent of what you yourself are doing.
Talk about projection.
I’ve never heard Trump say he would curb speech.
As for Kamala being a criminal, it’s alarming that “leaders” can disperse millions of illegals and deadly narcotics all over the country, and do it under the guise of “legality”.
LOL-—are these evil idiots serious? These people have been lying. slandering, trying to jail and kill Trump and then have the audacity (again) to label him “dangerous”?
I’m beyond fed up with these lying, divisive scumbags...
“criminalizing dissent” was invented by Alinsky,perfected by Clinton and adopted by the DNC against Trump.
I think the left is genuinely afraid that Trump will seek revenge. Good. On day one, I hope Trump appoints special prosecutors to investigate Biden and Pelosi for corruption. Also, reactivate Miss Milly and court martial him.
NBC
NOT BEING CREDIBLE (NBC)
or deflection of their own actions...
Classic Sal Alinsky tactics.
MAGA camps again? 🤔😂👍
The media is even more over the top with their hatred for Trump in this election cycle than they were in 2016 and 2020. They know Harris is by far the weakest of the three opponents Trump has faced, and they know too he’s in a stronger position politically now than he was in his previous two races. I expect to see a few media meltdowns upcoming.
UK Nanny State Law Would Force Pubs to Employ ‘Banter Police’, Warn Free Speech Advocates
The latest principal promoter of censorship and smothering dissent isn’t Trump, it’s Hillary Clinton.
Nothing But Crap Network, let’s blow up some Pintos and Pickups and make them look like an accident.
It's totally possible that there is no fix for what they'll be facing! 😏
At the same time Deep State is using taxpayer money in at least two states, CA and NYS, to fund presstitutes at local enemedia outlets.
If that’s not the definition of a state run media, I don’t know what is.
I can’t see NBC which is good because I’m allergic to lies.
Is this headline referring to Trump saying that outlawing political dissent and criticism is totally illegal?
Because from the excerpt it seems like they’re trying to say that Trump is saying the exact opposite: that he would outlaw political dissent and criticism just like what he says it’s illegal for the current regime to do.
So the headline and story don’t make sense. Is Trump’s “escalated rhetoric” saying that what the Biden/Harris regime is doing to outlaw political dissent and criticism is illegal?
“I expect to see a few media meltdowns upcoming.”
And after he wins the media onslaught against Trump will be unrivaled. He better fortify like never before.
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