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M. Trosino's avatar

A response to Trump's Navalny post...

Donald:

You have the right to remain silent. Or to run your mouth like a sewer.

Anything you say can and will be used for or against you in the court of public opinion.

You have the right not to be persecuted for your political beliefs and speech, not to be imprisoned for them, not to be tortured, and not to be murdered like Alexei Navalny.

You have these rights because of the Constitution, which you failed to protect but which you now rely on for your own protection as a criminal defendant, and because of the men and women in uniform whom you once commanded and have often belittled, whose service, sacrifice and blood has protected it since long before your toxic, worthless presence in this world became a reality of American life.

You are one of the luckiest people in the world, completely undeserving of the benefits that the luck of your birth on American soil has afforded you. It is my fondest hope that when the day comes that you draw your last breath that as you take it you realize that your whole life has all been for...nothing.

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Kate Fall's avatar

America is not in decline. This is not a failing nation. And there's only so long people will buy a line of bullshit that is so clearly unAmerican. Every day Trump bleats about how much he hates this country increases the chances of people realizing that he really hates this country. So I hope he keeps it up. In the meantime, I'll be out there not declining and not failing. It's our patriotic duty, so I invite you all to not fail and not decline with me. It's the perfect day to say that, unlike Mr. Trump, I love being an American. (And I've paid more taxes than him, too.)

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