Q of the Day: No Kings Protests- Have I Lost Any Rights Under Trump
By DB
@dgobucks226 (36987)
October 24, 2025 5:58pm CST
I was wondering recently if all this outrage justified over the Trump Administration allegedly taking away our rights. I've heard terms like Trump's a Fascist, Nazi, Dictator, and now "King," but by strict definition, he does not appear to be any of them, at least from what I've seen.
I think the "King's label stems from his public personality. I get it, at times he comes off like an immature jerk, a quality which does not endear him to those who want an unconfrontational, nice guy president, who tells us what we want to hear. It's a lot easier to believe and support a person like that, but not someone who tells us we have problems to fix like immigration, inflation, trans identifiers in woman's sports, unsafe cities, and suspicious elections. And the way Trump says it, blunt with no sugarcoating brings out the hatred of him even more.
However, sometimes being brutally honest is necessary, calling out leaders and legacy media anchors who have lied to the public and made the country worse off provides Americans with clarity. And truth!
Now, getting back to my question of lost rights. I can't think of any freedoms I've lost. If you want to protest "lawfully" without violence (or threatening law enforcement) you can. If you don't believe in the policies of the administration or what Trump says you have the right to express your feelings. You're not arrested, put in jail without trial, or killed for disagreeing.
So, is Trump a King? Here are some definitions for a King:
*Kings inherit their titles; Trump was elected by the majority of U.S. citizens. Over Seventy Million Plus people supported his policies and believed he was the best choice, not his opponent.
*Kings also rule for life, Trump is only allowed to serve 2 terms.
*Kings rule by monarchy exerting absolute control. We have 3 branches of government who provide checks on absolute power in the U.S.
***Many of Trump's executive orders have been challenged in courts to determine their constitutionality.
Therefore, if one thinks about it rationally, not like some crazy behaving protesters who have no clue what a "King" really is the answer would be "NO". The "No Kings Rally" was just a performative art protest with little effect. Unless you suffer from TDS... 
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@porwest (110045)
• United States
25 Oct
It's just more of the same by the left. They keep putting out all of these "titles" and "accusations," yet at the same time, if you ask anyone to define these things or explain these things in any detail, it always comes up extremely short. Explain why he's crazy is usually followed by "he just is and that's that." When certain conservative commentators take to the streets with cameras and microphones and ask important questions about why someone disapproves of Trump, they can't articulate it.
The real issue, as we have talked about many times, is the media and the willingness (or laziness, you decide) of too many people to simply absorb what they hear or are told rather than digest anything or ask any questions or seek out their own information to verify things.
I agree with you 100% that sometimes Trump does, unfortunately, muddy his own waters, and I have talked at length about that in the past. When the media is 100% against you, the last thing you want to do is give them something other than the important stuff to focus on. The media can get away with ignoring the progress and accomplishments because he leaves them enough fodder to talk about what he says and how he acts.
Nonetheless, to thinking people really paying attention, we know the accomplishments are many and what he's doing outside of the antics are good and common-sense things. Even Bill Maher has become quite vocal, calling out the crazy of the left. Fetterman, of all people, surprises me every day the sense he is making these days. I think Jon Stewart is even starting to get it.
What it boils down to for me is something I mentioned before. When the crazy gets a bit too crazy, suddenly even the ones who want to live on the edge of the fringe have to pull themselves back and admit, "That's a bit too much."
What stands out the MOST for me in all of the names and accusations is the lack of IDEAS from the left, which I suppose, the names and accusations aim to be instead of. We can't explain ourselves and we can't explain why we think what Trump is doing is bad, so in lieu of that we'll just label him this thing, that thing, or the other and hope someone doesn't question why we don't know anything or have any ideas.
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@dgobucks226 (36987)
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9h
You have my full agreement. Suffice it to say, Democrats hate hearing the truth about what Biden and his administration has done to this country. Instead, they would rather resort to character assassination.
Since Biden opened up the border to everyone, we have an increasing number of radical, anarchistic, communist people, who have taken over some cities across the U.S. They hate America and the Constitutional Republic it stands for.
@dgobucks226 (36987)
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9h
Yes, I totally agree. Do you not have elections where people vote for leaders in India?
@thedevilinme (4456)
• Northampton, England
3h
The ICE dudes dressed in black are exactly what dictators do
