Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler has accused Elon Musk of felony vote buying and he has called for the billionaire's arrest if he comes to the state.
  • Formfiller@lemmy.world
    27·
    3 days ago

    We need exercise our second amendment and the citizens need to arrest

    Elon Musk, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Clarence Thomas, Big Balls and associated hacker coup, Peter Theil, Tulsi Gabbard, John Roberts, Jared Kushner, Steve Miller, Brett Kavanaugh and all January 6th rioters

    I think that would be a good start

  • Elkot@lemmy.world
    17·
    3 days ago

    Americans…why are you just allowing this to happen to your country, like what’s it going to take for you people to actually do something?

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
      16·
      3 days ago

      We’re slaves living paycheck to paycheck and nobody cares about each other.

      This system will collapse before we hold rich white men accountable

    • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      We’re pretty conditioned to obey. Like, you can be a rebel and insult people or be racist or sexist or “anti-social,” but you go to work and pay your bills. We’re also, mostly, in debt up to our eyeballs the stress of which gives a powerful myopia. Average Americans are way poorer than tv would have you think.

      Thirty percent of the population doesn’t even bother to vote as they’ve basically given up, maybe for one of the reasons above or maybe because the government has little to do with day to day life, or maybe something else.

      There’s also like a third of the population that is super happy about these developments. It the most amazing thing to have a king again and get back to how things are supposed to be.

      There’s also a sort of general American optimism that is super persistent: if you do good, then it’ll be ok. We’re hyper individualized. Do the best you can with what you have. Don’t put anyone out, or depend on anyone else.

      Unfortunately, things will have to get a lot worse to motivate us.

    • witten@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 days ago

      This take is so boring. There are protests and even direct action all across the States. We’re just getting started. You need to change your media sources if you’re not hearing about what’s going on.

    • Lucky_777@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      Easier if the country was the size of something like France. But when you have to clear a thousand miles just to arrive at the halfway point in the US. It’s hard to show massive protests.

  • Formfiller@lemmy.world
    34·
    4 days ago

    A billionaire is never going to suffer a real consequence in America. That’s why we’re so screwed in the first place

  • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
    222·
    5 days ago

    If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

    A lot of shit has happened to destroy democracy so far (has anyone been keeping a list?), but if billionaires see that they can now buy votes, nothing will stop them from doing it over and over again. We will be Russia.

    • Jhex@lemmy.world
      24·
      5 days ago

      If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

      Worry not, most Americans are bravely waiting until they have no options left and literally living in squalor before considering any action

      In the last 8+ years I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times, I have lost all hope Americans will actually do something for themselves

      I guess you won’t make fun of French people anymore

      • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
        15·
        5 days ago

        I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times

        Yes. I have too. I honestly think I’ve moved my own goal posts for action, as well. I think most of the people like me feel truly lost about what to do. We need a Martin Luther King, Jr figure to unite and direct.

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        A lot of people strongly believe that God will protect them from whatever terrible Biblical punishments are going to befall the Liberals, Minorities, and Gays. They seem to forget that the Divine Retribution they are praying for so hard always carries enormous collateral damage. SEE: Ark, Noah’s, also Sodom/Gommorah, also Plagues, Egyptian, etc.

        • drhodl@lemmy.world
          4·
          5 days ago

          Also, the people who think like this, are actually being evil, so their belief brings their own doom. TLDR: If you’re a cunt who sits back and revels in the suffering of those you don’t like, you aint going to heaven…

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
      13·
      5 days ago

      Trump already announced he plans to prosecute anyone trying to enforce the Hatch Act.

      The Hatch Act is what makes this illegal.

    • Donkter@lemmy.world
      12·
      5 days ago

      I’m at the point where I know he won’t face consequences because he’s rich. But an arrest and trial would at least be sanity.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        5 days ago

        But an arrest and trial would

        be an absolute pony show ending with no conviction.

        We only have a criminal justice system for the poors. If you want justice for people like Musk, vigilante is the only option.

      • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Brilliant! I’d love to see the finished list when it’s done.

        I mean, I’d love for it not to have to exist, but here we are.

        • LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.eeEnglish
          16·
          5 days ago

          Won’t happen. While I think all this institutional resistance is good. All of the lawsuits and judge rulings should only be seen as a way meant to delay. Fascism is here. You don’t unravel it using the existing institutions and systems.

          Delay and prepare. Learn who all your neighbors are. Make sure you can contact all of them quickly and that they can contact you. Your neighbors and your coworkers are who you should be organizing with. Talk to them. Find out who might be a target by ICE. Find out which one of them you can’t trust. And of course. Arm yourself.

          Elons not getting arrested but we don’t have to let them arrest us either. If there is no justice for Elon we can’t allow anymore injustice to us.

    • cannedtuna@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 days ago

      Right??? I had to start over after the first couple words, look at the thumbnail, then start reading again. Fucking hell.

  • squeekers@lemm.ee
    34·
    4 days ago

    This!

    Then aggressively review his widely known to be fraudulently obtained American citizenship, seize his American assets including his companies, and send him back to South Africa.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
    24·
    4 days ago

    state charges too, Trump cant pardon those. Maybe thats the answer for republican law breakers, move all the federal laws to the state books. (Or maybe thats a bad idea, I’m not a lawyer)

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      4 days ago

      This is a great idea. Moving everything from the Feds to the states is a core conservative value, so they should welcome this.

      • Jhex@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 days ago

        They care about this as much as they care about proper handling of classified information

        • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          4 days ago

          They’ll care plenty when their representatives start getting tossed in state penitentiaries, where they can’t be pardoned.

          • Jhex@lemmy.world
            2·
            4 days ago

            Lol yeah, right

            Rule of law for fascists does not apply in fascism buddy

            You literally have a convicted felon as president

            • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
              3·
              4 days ago

              States are different from Federal. If a blue state incarcerates a MAGA leader, there’s nothing HitlerPig can do to get them loose, short of military force.

              It would be fun to snatch up Jr on a cocaine charge.

                • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
                  1·
                  4 days ago

                  A state will never get HitlerPig, he’s got SCOTUS immunity superpowers, but that immunity doesn’t extend to anyone else. If one of his henchmen has broken state laws, throw the state book at them.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 days ago

        The difference between luigi and whoever kills Musk is that the person who kills Musk will have had a possitive impact

        • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
          7·
          4 days ago

          Whoever killed that Deathcare CEO had a positive impact, then billionaires spent a lot of time and money to try to turn the narrative. Note there were a lot of conservatives that werent against it until they watched a week and a half of propaganda to find out what they believed again. I think it showed a few people that the healthcare system is flawed, and clearly the justice system is. Was it 300 million, no. Was it 3 million, maybe. Even if 1% learned something from it, I’d say that’s huge for a population this late in the capitalism game

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            1·
            4 days ago

            UHC is as shit today as it was before. Even their aneasthesia coverage changes was basically the day after meaning they already planned the reversal beforehand.

            The Republicans who appreciate Luigi are still going to vote against fixing Healthcare next election. Nobody learned any lessons.