It's not a ploy or exaggeration. Trump will do what he says. He's a fascist, and Tulsi should be ashamed of supporting him.
Posted by funkalunatic@reddit | tulsi | View on Reddit | 44 comments
Conscience compels me to post this. Tulsi chose to endorse Trump, which I suppose makes this presidential election topical. Well, we don't have to support a dyed-in-the-wool fascist just because she does.
This NY Times op-ed is well-written, and you should read it, but it only scratches the surface. I won't go into pages and pages of detail. I just want to say that you don't have to comply with the Trump machine of grifters, liars, power broker elites, and anti-republic ideologues.
That being said, if you don't have to listen to Tulsi, you also don't have to listen to me, or the NYT editorial board. Always do your own research. Investigate your down-ballot races and referendums too.
When you vote, let reason, conscience, and truth be your guides.
therin_88@reddit
Why on earth are you a mod here?
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
That's a good question. This subreddit was started up back when Tulsi was a progressive. I supported her because I thought she was serious about pushing back against the establishment and fighting for the people and peace. She seemed legit at the time.
Abi_giggles@reddit
Well, ironically, you seem to not like her for actually pushing back against the establishment and fighting for the people and peace.
Also I did my research, I’m listening to Tulsi.
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
She used to do that. Now she's literally doing the opposite.
therin_88@reddit
Well, this would seem to be a subreddit about Tulsi, not a subreddit about Progressive policies. So why not pass it off to someone else?
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
It is and always has been a subreddit about Tulsi. The goal is that every post is either about Tulsi, something Tulsi said, or directly relevant to something she's weighed in on.
Simple-Confection-41@reddit
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-campaign.html We all know she’s part of a cult right??
Abi_giggles@reddit
The “cult” you are referring to is a little religion called Hinduism. She’s Hindu.
Simple-Confection-41@reddit
She follows a man named Chris Butler, who was one of thousands initiated by Bhaktivedanta Swami. Butler is highly reclusive and secretive, and some of his disciples run a multi-level marketing scheme called QNet that has been heavily criticized by authorities in India as a pyramid scheme. I was born into the group that follows the instructions of Butler, and he encouraged keeping children out of school to keep them from associating with anyone outside of the group. This allowed us to be isolated and led to believe that the moon landing was faked, evolution is a scam, and eclipses are caused by a giant demon planet called Rahu. I was also sent to their girls school operating on Luzon in the Philippines, where we woke up at 5 in the morning to offer arotik to Nitai Gaur and a picture of Butler. Our education consisted of listening to his lecture and writing summaries of what we understood from them. Butler has many people working long hours in his personal service unpaid and in unsafe working conditions. He also has a strict quarantine system that all members of the community follow. Furthermore, his feet are considered so holy that we would sprinkle the water his feet was washed in on our heads.
Abi_giggles@reddit
What is the evidence that she actually follows Butler and his teachings? From everything I’ve looked into, there isn’t any definitive information about her current involvement with him or whether she actively participates in his organization.
She was raised in a Hindu household and her Mother followed some of Butler’s teachings. She has acknowledged that she draws some inspiration from him and his teachings however, she has not ever spoken publicly about actively following all of his teachings that I can find. So it appears that maybe she was inspired in some way by him but not a devout follower. she has emphasized her independence and decision-making autonomy as well as spoken about her devout Hindu faith and veganism. So I’m going to trust that and not an unverified conspiracy theory. If you have a clip of her proclaiming her devoutness and faith in Butler I would love to see it and have my mind changed.
Simple-Confection-41@reddit
Cults can operate within the theological framework of a religion. The beginning of Jim Jones would be a well known example of this.
tuepm@reddit
Tulsi is a fucking joke. It's not like she was a moderate Democrat. She did a complete 180 on almost every issue she pretended to believe in because she wants a cabinet position. How pathetic.
harrybrowncox69@reddit
notice how they give you lots of downvotes, but no replies, much less one with a valid response, their only answer is to downvote you, not to answer you or any of the negative comments here. says it all
WotTheHellDamnGuy@reddit
Because morons can't reason, friend..
ExaminationLost8819@reddit
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nathan_speaks@reddit
You really should not be a mod here. If you'd like to make me, a devoted Tulsi supporter, a mod, I would be really glad.
GoldenSeakitty@reddit
Good thing I’ve done my own research, and I won’t be listening to you.
WotTheHellDamnGuy@reddit
HAHAHAHAHAAA
riftwave77@reddit
Making up your own mind is fine, but please don't gaslight us about some bullshit research you didn't do.
No_Competition4553@reddit
And your research told you what exactly?
GoldenSeakitty@reddit
Are you asking this in good faith, or looking for a gotcha moment?
No_Competition4553@reddit
I'm not MAGA. I don't do gotcha moments.
GoldenSeakitty@reddit
That’s not an answer to the question, and I can only believe you aren’t asking in good faith.
No_Competition4553@reddit
I what? I answered the question. 😂🤣😂
yobrotom@reddit
TDS
No_Competition4553@reddit
Rather have that than willful ignorance.
yobrotom@reddit
Would love to actually have a conversation with you about why are so fervent, but I feel like posting what is clearly an alarmist, propaganda piece means we're beyond conversing.
WotTheHellDamnGuy@reddit
As if any of you stains would listen.
No_Competition4553@reddit
I mean, you're the one that came here saying TDS.
harrybrowncox69@reddit
what is tds
No_Competition4553@reddit
Trump derangement syndrome.
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
A couple days ago, reddit auto-removed a comment from you that said only "Cope and seeth libtard" so I think yes we probably are beyond conversing.
riftwave77@reddit
Willful ignorance and cognitive dissonance are prerequisites to supporting a candidate who was impeached twice and tried to overthrow an election.
harrybrowncox69@reddit
a lot of downvotes, not a lot of replies. you can't answer with words, because there is no valid verbal defense, so instead you downvote instead. kinda says it all doesn't it?
ConfectionSuper9795@reddit
The downvotes instead of dialogue is the equivalent of a drive-by shooting; (obviously, no one is getting killed here, this is an analogy of the availability to cause harm, instead of resolve) it doesn’t contribute to solving the issue, there is no facilitating understanding, no one walks away better for it, by taking the time, work and patience to hear the other persons concerns. Click, click and smug satisfaction of taking shots from the comfort of being anonymous.
I wish Reddit would post the names of those who downvote. That’s accountability.
…but, this is America.
Dust_and_Ash_Hope@reddit
If you had a conscience, you would step down from modding a fan subreddit of someone whom you think should be ashamed of herself.
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
It's not a fan subreddit and hasn't been for quite some time.
BallsackMessiah@reddit
Why didn't he do any of these fascist things during his first 4 years in office then? Why would he go out of his way to wait until a 2nd term?
funkalunatic@reddit (OP)
He did. A great deal of them, if you were paying the least amount of attention, but as the NYT editorial points out, the people who stopped his worse excesses before are now out of the way. He won't make the mistake of putting a non-fascist conservative (like Mike Pence or John Kelly) in his administration again.
No_Competition4553@reddit
He tried many things he said. He had people in his cabinet that refused to go along with his nonsense.
He did attempt to overturn the election in his first term. Have you forgotten that?
His second term he wouldn't have the people that prevented him from doing dumb things. He would bring people in that he had when he attempted to overturn the election and even worse. He also has a supreme Court that said the president is immune from official acts.
beavis617@reddit
Tulsi is a fraud...she has all these issues with the Democrats but she's totally fine with everything Trump says or does. She wants to be part of the Trump administration so badly she's willing to do anything to attain that.
harrybrowncox69@reddit
they can give you thumbs down, downvote you, but what you say is true, she blames harris for biden's censorship and then says NOTHING about trump's censorship on truth social, in fact she equates upholding the oath to defend the constitution with supporting a man who proposes to terminate the constitution, how is that not fraudulent?
No_Competition4553@reddit
You make a great point there. I don't care how people feel about what the DNC may or may not have done to Bernie Sanders. It does not compare to what Trump has done or would do to this country with the latest supreme Court rulings and a cabinet that would be worse than what he had in the last couple of months of his last time in office.
No_Competition4553@reddit
This doesn't matter when you became a Tulsi supporter. She conned me, you, and everyone. This is the Tulsi I supported: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpdYbJFh5Jo&pp=ygUMdHVsc2kgY3J5aW5n https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2204753676247706&id=174866249236469&set=a.176069725782788
Tulsi knows better. She has gone against every single thing she stood for because she chose money and power over morals and decency.
You do not go from advocating for civil rights to standing with people that think America is only for Americans and all that other racist rhetoric they spew.
Everything you hear Trump say or people around him say about the Democrats are things he has done and will do.
Trump is not anti-war. If he was anti-war he would have told Putin to stop immediately. He would not talk about shooting peaceful protesters. He would have condemned and told the domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021, to stop. He would not be telling them he would pardon them and that January 6th was a day of love. What Tulsi tells you about war is BS. You have never heard her say Russia should withdraw from Ukraine.
Trump is a felon, a rapist, a racist, and a traitor to his country. He is not America first and never was. He pulled at the strings of Americans that felt left behind and now is running a cult.
People that worked close to Trump have said he is a fascist. More than 90% of his last administration has not endorsed him. He chose a new VP because his previous wouldn't help him overturn an election.
Trump did nothing for you during his 4 years as President unless you fall under the tax bracket of the rich.
If you think Vice President Harris is an idiot and all that stuff you read and hear from wherever you get your info about Kamala Harris is a lie. Everything they tell you about Trump is a lie. Everything Tulsi is telling you is a lie. Do you not remember her running for President to defeat him just a little over 4 years ago? Trump hasn't gotten better since then, he has only gotten worse.
I am not telling you to become a registered Democrat, but this both sides are bad nonsense. They tell you crazy things and make you think the Democrats are the worst because they want your boys to turn into little girls and prevent your world-class athlete daughter from getting to college because that trans kid beat her in a race, It's all BS. They use scare tactics, gaslighting, and fear-mongering. The Democrats under Biden are actually working for the American people and Kamala Harris will continue that. Stop this nonsense about your life was better 4 years ago, your savings were better, etc., because it's just not true and a talking point the right wants you to believe. If you actually look at what the Biden/Harris administration has done you will actually learn that they worked for you and your community, whether you live in a red state or blue state.
Trump legit attempted to overturn the vote of the American people, one of our rights. If you don't believe me, read the unsealed court filing that reveals it https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-jack-smiths-unsealed-court-filing-that-says-trump-resorted-to-crimes-after-2020-election. He violated his oath multiple times. He is not fit to be President of the United States of America, and Tulsi and everyone else that knows this are despicable and selfish.
It's time to wake up people. America does not need 4 more years of a man that his closest cabinet members said is a fascist with unchecked power.
P.S. Voting for Jill Stein or writing in whoever or whatever is only helping Trump. It doesn't matter how you rationalise it.