Comments on: Performative Militarization http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/08/12/performative-militarization/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/08/12/performative-militarization/#comment-220915 ListenWhenYouHear Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:26:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26687#comment-220915 Trump is working towards sending federal police/troops into major metropolitan cities to “end the rioting and lawlessness” that has overtaken them. This will all happen just before the mid-term elections, shockingly, and Trump will unfortunately have to suspend elections in those cities in order to “maintain the peace.” Will New York State vote Republican if NYC is not allowed to participate in the election? Trump is working towards sending federal police/troops into major metropolitan cities to “end the rioting and lawlessness” that has overtaken them. This will all happen just before the mid-term elections, shockingly, and Trump will unfortunately have to suspend elections in those cities in order to “maintain the peace.”

Will New York State vote Republican if NYC is not allowed to participate in the election?

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/08/12/performative-militarization/#comment-220914 Kick Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:17:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26687#comment-220914 <i>Donald Trump has taken control of the District's police force, sent a bunch of federal agents (from the F.B.I., D.E.A., etc.) out onto the streets, and has called up the National Guard, who will doubtlessly soon appear in full battle dress. </i> Without the permission of Nancy Pelosi (or the current Speaker of the House) whom he blamed for his hours and hours of inaction on January 6!? Rhetorical question. Nice of Trump to prove without a doubt he could have obviously called out the National Guard on January 6 but refused to do so... not that the Trump cult of gullible rubes will be able to connect the dots on this after having spent years blaming Nancy Pelosi for Trump's obvious lack of action. Poor Donald... running scared from the Epstein files and doing whatever it takes to distract. President Pathetic. Donald Trump has taken control of the District's police force, sent a bunch of federal agents (from the F.B.I., D.E.A., etc.) out onto the streets, and has called up the National Guard, who will doubtlessly soon appear in full battle dress.

Without the permission of Nancy Pelosi (or the current Speaker of the House) whom he blamed for his hours and hours of inaction on January 6!? Rhetorical question.

Nice of Trump to prove without a doubt he could have obviously called out the National Guard on January 6 but refused to do so... not that the Trump cult of gullible rubes will be able to connect the dots on this after having spent years blaming Nancy Pelosi for Trump's obvious lack of action.

Poor Donald... running scared from the Epstein files and doing whatever it takes to distract. President Pathetic.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/08/12/performative-militarization/#comment-220910 MtnCaddy Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:36:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26687#comment-220910 All this performative militarism is not all well nor good but still more of a distraction from<b> the Epstein affair</b> than anything else. Just like the meeting with Putin on Friday. All this performative militarism is not all well nor good but still more of a distraction from the Epstein affair than anything else. Just like the meeting with Putin on Friday.

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/08/12/performative-militarization/#comment-220909 John M from Ct. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:56:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26687#comment-220909 It's getting so depressing to read stories, like this one, where long lists of experts quickly assemble long lists of reasons why a proposed new Trump policy makes no sense, isn't needed, and won't work as promised. The story always concludes that, regardless, the president will proceed with his policy based on his whims and ignorance and bile, and the country will just have to put up with it. Nothing can be done to the contrary, evidently, if the president wants to do something these days. How is that different from a dictatorship? It's getting so depressing to read stories, like this one, where long lists of experts quickly assemble long lists of reasons why a proposed new Trump policy makes no sense, isn't needed, and won't work as promised. The story always concludes that, regardless, the president will proceed with his policy based on his whims and ignorance and bile, and the country will just have to put up with it.

Nothing can be done to the contrary, evidently, if the president wants to do something these days. How is that different from a dictatorship?

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