Trump MAGAThread XII: A Tarriff-ic Thread!

[Corrian]

I am not even shocked on Trump's comments on this.

You really do have to be more specific. Which "this" are you talking about?

"Maybe we should try President for life someday"

[Bakery Hill]

A country founded in large part by religious refugees who felt so strongly that the state should not be involved in a persons religion they put it first now wants to rethink that position that was at the core of their settlement? Awesome. Sort of hollows out all that fawning over “traditional American values.”

Hrm, the puritans? Aren't these the people who did the Salem witch trials?

"n-no they were secular liberals who didn't believe in religion influencing public life!"

[Internationalist Bastard]

You really do have to be more specific. Which "this" are you talking about?

"Maybe we should try President for life someday"

I looked it up
He’s such a moron

[Bakery Hill]

I swear there's people here that honestly think America was founded by the type of people who wrote West Wing and not a bunch of genocidal wife-beating theocrats.

[Internationalist Bastard]

I swear there's people here that honestly think America was founded by the type of people who wrote West Wing and not a bunch of genocidal wife-beating theocrats.

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

[Luminesa]

A country founded in large part by religious refugees who felt so strongly that the state should not be involved in a persons religion they put it first now wants to rethink that position that was at the core of their settlement? Awesome. Sort of hollows out all that fawning over “traditional American values.”

...You misunderstand, most of the first settlers lived lives very closely surrounding their religion. Even their daily routines were guided by their religion. The Enlightenment leaders, such as Thomas Jefferson, were more of the upper-class minority, and Jefferson himself was an outlier.

[Luminesa]

I swear there's people here that honestly think America was founded by the type of people who wrote West Wing and not a bunch of genocidal wife-beating theocrats.

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

The witch trials are actually fascinating to read about.

[Internationalist Bastard]

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

The witch trials are actually fascinating to read about.

It comes up now and then in my occult studies

[Luminesa]

The witch trials are actually fascinating to read about.

It comes up now and then in my occult studies

The superstitions people held at that time, despite being largely Christian, are very strange. But also cool to read about.

[Bakery Hill]

I swear there's people here that honestly think America was founded by the type of people who wrote West Wing and not a bunch of genocidal wife-beating theocrats.

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

Yes they were plucky pioneering religious refugees who burned women alive for using herbs. Why can't Trump stay true to American ideals? #NotMyPresident

[Internationalist Bastard]

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

Yes they were plucky pioneering religious refugees who burned women alive for using herbs. Why can't Trump stay true to American ideals? #NotMyPresident

They were hung, not burned
They weren’t savages

[Freezic Vast]

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

The witch trials are actually fascinating to read about.

I remember reading The Crucible about the trials in my English Lit class when I was in 10th grade. It was a lot of fun, and I loved it.

[Telconi]

Don’t forget the witch trials
That’s the best part

Yes they were plucky pioneering religious refugees who burned women alive for using herbs. Why can't Trump stay true to American ideals? #NotMyPresident

Daily reminder, you don't have a president.

[Ism]

Yes they were plucky pioneering religious refugees who burned women alive for using herbs. Why can't Trump stay true to American ideals? #NotMyPresident

They were hung, not burned
They weren’t savages

Or crushed. "More weight" and all that.

[Bakery Hill]

Yes they were plucky pioneering religious refugees who burned women alive for using herbs. Why can't Trump stay true to American ideals? #NotMyPresident

They were hung, not burned
They weren’t savages

Some of them were crushed with rocks too. That's pretty civilised.

[Internationalist Bastard]

It comes up now and then in my occult studies

The superstitions people held at that time, despite being largely Christian, are very strange. But also cool to read about.

It’s funny as it caused more people to turn to magic then before the trials

[Internationalist Bastard]

They were hung, not burned
They weren’t savages

Some of them were crushed with rocks too. That's pretty civilised.

Of course
Proper, Christian means of execution

[Luminesa]

They were hung, not burned
They weren’t savages

Or crushed. "More weight" and all that.

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

[Mujahidah]

Or crushed. "More weight" and all that.

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

I'm fairly certain it was only one man, and he was rather advanced in age.

[Luminesa]

The superstitions people held at that time, despite being largely Christian, are very strange. But also cool to read about.

It’s funny as it caused more people to turn to magic then before the trials

And then a couple of kids got caught doing little sleepover-games...

...And THAT’S HOW IT ALL STARTED.

[Luminesa]

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

I'm fairly certain it was only one man, and he was rather advanced in age.

Right.

[Ism]

Or crushed. "More weight" and all that.

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

Yeah, Giles Corey. I was just pointing out not everyone was hanged. But we should probably get this back to Trump.

[Farnhamia]

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

Yeah, Giles Corey. I was just pointing out not everyone was hanged. But we should probably get this back to Trump.

Yes. Trump is old but he's not that old.

[Luminesa]

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

Yeah, Giles Corey. I was just pointing out not everyone was hanged. But we should probably get this back to Trump.

I KNEW that was his name, why did I second-guess myself?...Anyway, thank you.

Yes. Trump. No president for life. Breaks the Constitution. Bad. :/

[Senkaku]

Or crushed. "More weight" and all that.

That actually only happened to one of the men at the Salem Witch Trials, and I think one other woman. Most were hanged.

oh well nbd then, I guess the puritans were pretty chill if they only crushed one dude to death