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Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House (www.theguardian.com)
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Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"They started hitting me first. So I hit back"

You:

First of all, I understand you think it’s okay to do, because you think it’s already being done by aggressors. But regardless of who started it, by saying it’s okay for self-defenders to do this you are also saying it’s okay for anyone else to do this. Because, if it’s a good thing to do, then it must be a good thing to do by someone you don’t like.

Your argument has no merit if this were an actual self-defense situation. Which Trump's followers believe it is. So you'd need to argue that it isn't a self-defense situation. Your argument wins no one over who needs to be won over.