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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2019, 02:57 PM Jan 2019

All the elements are in place for a presidential coup as evangelicals openly long for a 'king'

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK - COMMENTARY 24 JAN 2019 AT 10:45 ET

Would Trump’s core supporters accept a coup? Many evangelical leaders and voters believe Trump to be the modern incarnation of King Cyrus of Persia, a nonbeliever chosen by God to accomplish the goals of the faithful. Some of Trump’s most prominent evangelical supporters openly long for a “king” to rule America.

A criminal President, who will do anything to serve his ego and self-interest, threatened with jail. A party willing to fix elections and ignore electoral results that don’t go their way. Cheerleaders on the most popular media network who ignore inconvenient news. A howling base of supporters that believes Trump’s opponents are traitors who belong in jail.

All the elements are in place for a presidential coup against our constitutional democracy. Paul Krugman just wrote about a possible reaction to looming defeat in 2020: “if you aren’t scared about how a cornered Trump might lash out, you haven’t been paying attention.” It will be too late in November 2020 to prevent a national emergency. We must pay attention now.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/elements-place-presidential-coup-evangelicals-openly-long-king/

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All the elements are in place for a presidential coup as evangelicals openly long for a 'king' (Original Post) workinclasszero Jan 2019 OP

There are far too many authoritarian types in the country... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #1

Ummm... 2naSalit Jan 2019 #2

There are possibly enough really stupid people in the US that would probably go along with this if RKP5637 Jan 2019 #3

I do know an evangelical Trump voter who thinks this way marylandblue Jan 2019 #4

Then they do not really know the Bible. raging moderate Jan 2019 #5

this is articulating one of my fears--a coup, martial law. . .some emergency that will give us niyad Jan 2019 #6

Same fears here. Some type of believable false flag. We are in really bad times and I still think RKP5637 Jan 2019 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,673 posts)

1. There are far too many authoritarian types in the country...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:00 PM

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2naSalit

(86,664 posts)

2. Ummm...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:00 PM

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I think the coup has already happened, we just need to undo it.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

3. There are possibly enough really stupid people in the US that would probably go along with this if

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:02 PM

Jan 2019

fakely promised the right things. We can never underestimate the stupidity of many Americans when they vote.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

4. I do know an evangelical Trump voter who thinks this way

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:11 PM

Jan 2019

He believes monarchy is the best form of government because God is the ultimate Monarch.

raging moderate

(4,307 posts)

5. Then they do not really know the Bible.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:12 PM

Jan 2019

The First Book of the prophet Samuel tells how the nation of Israel at first had no king but rather a council of judges who set and administered the laws and policies and actions of the nation, over which the prophet Samuel presided. Apparently Samuel appointed his sons to be chief judges, and they took bribes and perverted justice. Then a group of the people came to Samuel and demanded, "Appoint for us a King to rule over us, like the other nations, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us." When Samuel prayed about it, he received a message in which God told him to warn the people about how a king would oppress them and overwork them and take the best of everything away from them. But God also told him, "in demanding a king, they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them." Authoritarians keep trying to claim that God wants strong bullies to rule over them, yet here God is quoted arguing against the idea of kings.

niyad

(113,458 posts)

6. this is articulating one of my fears--a coup, martial law. . .some emergency that will give us

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:40 PM

Jan 2019

the dictator these clueless cretins clearly want.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

7. Same fears here. Some type of believable false flag. We are in really bad times and I still think

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:30 PM

Jan 2019

many Americans still can't comprehend what is going on so many are so damn naive and gullible. And many IMO have no concept of historical events and how really bad shit can happen.

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