The right understands that might equals right. They’re using citizen intimidation to steer judges towards rulings they want. This tactic will likely be more effective than boycotts and peaceful demonstrations. Learn something, people.

  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
    28·
    1 month ago

    This is a lot easier to do in a sustained fashion when you have the sympathy of law enforcement like right wingers do

    • drzoidberg@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 month ago

      I mean, we can just kill the cops. It’s not like they’re trained well. They just know how to mag dump in a general direction.

    • Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.worldOP
      6·
      1 month ago

      agreed, but we don’t so oh well. it’s also a lot easier when we don’t have people making excuses for why nothing will ever work.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    Asked about Musk’s comments, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said that Musk was speaking in his personal capacity and that the White House has taken no position on whether judges should be impeached. He said “threats against judges are unacceptable, and the president condemns such actions,” and that appropriate law enforcement agencies that are tasked with surveilling such threats are doing so.

    “The White House condemns any threats to really any public officials, despite our feelings that a lot of these people are leftist, crazy judges that aren’t following the Constitution,” Fields said. “Just because these people are leftist, crazy, unconstitutional people doesn’t mean they deserve to be harmed. That’s not how you engage with disputes in this country.”

    That is what passes for an official ‘condemnation’ (read: endorsement) of pro-fascist political violence these days. If you think that non-fascists won’t be made to defend themselves using force, and soon, think again.

  • OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 month ago

    Oh well good news then, ted cruz had a proposed bill to protect judges from intimidation after death threats towards Kavanaugh.