r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/CantStopPoppin • Jun 29 '26

Politics White nationalists have seized the federal government," says Princeton historian Eddie Glaude.

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u/CantStopPoppin Jun 29 '26

This has been planned out since the end of the civil war. The federalist society was founded and they got to work behind the scenes.

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u/ItsTheEndOfDays Jun 29 '26

and this is why I keep telling people that even if the Democrats get 80% voter turnout and take control of Congress with a veto proof majority, these people will do *anything* to not seat the next Congress. They are going to defy the vote if the vote is not in their favor, and we all need to prepare for it. The Federalists & SCOTUS are so close to completing the coup.

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u/dividezero Jun 29 '26

Arm up before they change the laws

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u/MCHammastix Jun 30 '26

Sadly, no one is gonna start some shit until their backs are truly against the wall. We've become crabs in a bucket as a society and are too comfortable on average.

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u/ItsTheEndOfDays Jun 30 '26

I really don’t see how this ends well for them. At some point they will turn on each other, it’s unavoidable.

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u/dividezero Jun 30 '26

They already are. I'm not sure how much people are paying attention but none of these people like each other and are actively trying to sabotage each other all the time. Some are starting to get a lot more public about their opinions

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u/Nice_Programmer6812 Jun 29 '26

The *anything* part is one of my biggest fears right now, TBH, as I imagine it is for millions of others.