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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWere heading into dark times
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It is increasingly clear, as Donald Trump appoints his cabinet of white supremacists and war-mongers, as hate crimes rise, as the institutions that are supposed to protect us cower, as international norms are shattered, that his ascendency to power is
This is an American authoritarian kleptocracy, backed by millionaire white nationalists both in the United States and abroad, meant to strip our country down for parts, often using ethnic violence to do so.
This is not a win for anyone except them. This is a moral loss and a dangerous threat for everyone in the United States, and by extension, everyone abroad.
I have been studying authoritarian states for over a decade, and I would never exaggerate the severity of this threat. Others who study or have lived in authoritarian states have come to the same conclusion as me.
And the plight is beyond party politics: it is not a matter of having a president-elect whom many dislike, but having a president-elect whose explicit goal is to destroy the nation.
It is increasingly clear, as Donald Trump appoints his cabinet of white supremacists and war-mongers, as hate crimes rise, as the institutions that are supposed to protect us cower, as international norms are shattered, that his ascendency to power is
This is an American authoritarian kleptocracy, backed by millionaire white nationalists both in the United States and abroad, meant to strip our country down for parts, often using ethnic violence to do so.
This is not a win for anyone except them. This is a moral loss and a dangerous threat for everyone in the United States, and by extension, everyone abroad.
I have been studying authoritarian states for over a decade, and I would never exaggerate the severity of this threat. Others who study or have lived in authoritarian states have come to the same conclusion as me.
And the plight is beyond party politics: it is not a matter of having a president-elect whom many dislike, but having a president-elect whose explicit goal is to destroy the nation.
https://thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-heading-into-dark-times-this-is-how-to-be-your-own-light-in-the-age-of-trump/1611114266432-e23ea1a6
Both Donald Trump and Stephen Bannon fully intend to totally destroy the United States. Allegedly from an interview in 2014, Trump said: You know what solves it? When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell and everything is a disaster."
Bannon has expressed similar sentiments.
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Were heading into dark times (Original Post)
CousinIT
Nov 2016
OP
Well said! Now we ALL have to unite to fight that fascist pig tRump every step of the way!!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2016
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InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)1. Well said! Now we ALL have to unite to fight that fascist pig tRump every step of the way!!!
bdamomma
(63,918 posts)2. and Russia, North Korea and Isis are celebrating,
damn how could these people do this crap, leash their hate on everyone.
But I have this feeling it will implode in their face.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/19/the-habits-of-highly-intu_n_4958778.html
CousinIT
(9,256 posts)3. read my edit
Their stated objective is to destroy the US.
CrispyQ
(36,502 posts)4. I've been trying to put my thoughts on the travesty of this election in order,
but have been unable to do so. This commentary states my feelings & fears, perfectly. Thank you for posting.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)5. Like moving from the Renaissance
Back to the cold, wretched, ignorant plague filled dark ages.