I Live in Trump Country. I’m Terrified of What Will Happen if He Loses.

https://slate.com/advice/2024/09/trump-january-sixth-election-violence-anxiety.html

34 Comments

  1. You’ll be fine. Trumpers are all talk. Putting out your signs or not is your choice, but I dont think it will affect the outcome either way who has more signs out. Remember only like 12% of the country is a maga nutbag.

  2. I’m in the same boat and I worry about it as well. I don’t think they’ll do anything, but I also never thought they’d storm the capitol.

  3. If civil war breaks out, I know I’m going to hold up at the library. These “self-researching” tRumpsters will never find me there.

  4. shy_confidential on

    As always there will be treats and fear due to the ehco chamber in which they live, but the economy is better under Democratic presidents, job growth is better under Democratic presidents, stock market, and spending is better under Democratic presidents. So they will be fine. Noone is coming for their guns, people of color will still largely work hard and add value to this country. They will be fine.

  5. SuperstitiousPigeon5 on

    *When.

    Also don’t be afraid, there will be complaining but ultimately it will end without any real chaos.

  6. If you hit the MAGAs on the nose with a rolled up newspaper they usually shrink away. I’ve heard they are also afraid of fire. Oh, and this time an old pissed off democrat will be in charge of the military with complete immunity for official acts. That should help.

  7. Nothing will happen.   These people are just big dumb babies.  On their own, they will just cry and eat a lot of Great Value ice cream. 

  8. Granny_knows_best on

    If you believe Trumpers are all talk, remember this……..churches and the power they have over a community.

    I live in a very rural area in the deep south, churches are holding meetings with the community and spreading lies to entice hate.

    The latest one they brought in a former Trump advisor to talk about the Haitians. Telling the community about how Biden has set up programs to send them to areas, giving them $3000 a month, free housing, food stamps, and medical.

    Never mind that these people have been here for years, working at the poultry plant because locals are too lazy and would rather make meth for money.

    I am a quiet Lib because I fear for my safety, I do fear what will happen when he loses. Especially since he made it clear that he is so far ahead, a loss would be due to cheating.

  9. This is why the prison terms for Jan 6 traitors was so important. Examples have been set for what happens when you fight a lawful election.

  10. OverlyComplexPants on

    I think it is right to be concerned. A lot of these MAGA fuckers are all talk, but not all of them.

    How many “Tim McVeighs” do you think are hiding in all those millions of MAGA nutcases? What was that whole plot about? One “pissed off at the government” guy and his buddy build a bomb over a weekend from a recipe they found in a book and use it to drop a 10 story building and kill almost 200 people. The whole thing cost a couple thousand bucks and only took 2 people to pull off.

    How many MAGA loyalists have access to REAL explosives at mining camps, rock quarries, etc (or at least know where they are stored to steal them)?

    How many MAGAs loyalists are in the military and law enforcement and have access to heavy weapons and explosives (or know where they are and how to steal them)?

    This is how the insurgency started in Iraq. Right after the invasion, former Saddam military dudes and former Ba’ath party guys stole truckloads of explosives and detonators from ammo depots and hid them. Then used them to build IEDs for years to attack the Americans.

    Even if only .01% of the people who voted for Trump are truly crazy enough to “do something stupid”, we are still talking about tens of thousands of people.

  11. The plague of hate that trump has turned loose on our country has everyone on edge, don’t give up.

  12. All I see for any of his supporters trying anything is a ton of homes going on the market. I see his supporters sitting in prison for a felon. I see his supporters in prison while their spouses are kept warm in bed by someone else. The only true downfall is the children. All because maga wanted to f around and find out.

  13. Nothing is going to happen, just like nothing happen last time when he lost. These fuckers made the threat last time as well.

    Don’t be afraid to vote. Vote blue to get rid of this brain rot

  14. Key_Inevitable_5201 on

    This notion people will burn down the country for Trump is a fantasy. His followers can barely buckle their pants, what happens when they are forced to live on rations because they burned down all the Wendy’s? Keep living your life like after every single election and let the actual law enforcement deal with the fringe.

  15. That’s how they want you to, scared of bullies and losers. Well fk them! Kick their butts at the ballot box. Dems are in power this time.

  16. Savings-Stable-9212 on

    If Jan 6 is any indication, MAGA’s “civil war” will be one of buffoonery and incompetence. We’re talking about the least intelligent and capable people in our country.

  17. shroud_of_turing on

    You should be more terrified of what will happen if he wins. They will all be emboldened to act on their hate.

  18. It sucks when they won’t take down their Trump signs,even after they lose.and it leaves the whole community looking like a bunch of trashy fascist.

  19. Unfriendly_eagle on

    Dig a pit. Cover it with a tarp. Leave a trail of cheap lite beers. Problem solved. Trumpies are gassy blowhard cowards, they won’t actually do anything.

  20. B12Washingbeard on

    They’re gonna post a lot on social media and bitch like they always do.   A few extra crazy people will probably lash out violently but it won’t be enough to start anything.   They’re not psychologically prepared for combat.   

  21. I’m in Missouri. I’m posting so much anti Trump and pro Kamala material, they’re after me. I can’t not do the right thing though. So many of these people are just poisoned by Fox News and really ACTUALLY think immigrants will move into their basements or something if Harris is elected. Apparently pointing out that they’ve been misinformed is the same as calling them stupid here. (Not arguing that some of them aren’t just stupid, there’s a bunch who don’t understand how gas prices work)

  22. I live in Trump country, and im a minority, and…im not terrified. Acting like everything will immediately turn into the Purge is ridiculous and sensational. And his supporters are all talk. They block me on facebook for calling them a “snowflake”, so im not afraid of them “bringing” whatever they say.

  23. I live in Trump country, I’m terrified what’s going to happen if he wins.

    Local governments will be able to do some serious shit to their minority populations (minority by race, lgbtq+, nationality, religion, etc).