Article:Donald Trump the American fascist and authoritarian is no longer a hypothetical

[bdamomma]

https://www.alternet.org/2020/02/donald-trump-the-american-fascist-and-authoritarian-is-no-longer-a-hypothetical-its-the-here-and-now/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3685

snip of article:

Donald Trump’s show-trial impeachment and “acquittal” was much better in the original Russian or German.

Last Wednesday of last week all 53 Republicans in the United States Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump on the charge of obstruction of Congress. Despite overwhelming evidence — including Trump and his own minions’ public admissions — Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah was the only Republican to partly respect the Constitution and rule of law by voting to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power. Senate Democrats, on the other hand, voted unanimously to convict Donald Trump on both counts.

In short, the Republican Party is more loyal to power than to the Constitution. Republicans all know that Trump was guilty as charged, and chose to acquit him anyway.

Writing at Mother Jones, David Corn describes the alternate reality of TrumpWorld and the Republican Party’s surrender to seductive lies:

A democracy can only effectively function on the basis of good information. If reality is not recognized and accepted, a nation cannot have the debates and discussions necessary for making the best decisions for its citizenry and the future. Authoritarians have long known that controlling the narrative is key to political control. The Trump impeachment trial was a test of the American system. Could the politicians in charge handle the truth, evaluate it fairly and reach a reality-based conclusion (which could still allow for a vote not to remove Trump)? The Republicans failed. Instead, they rallied for Trump; they renounced reality.



Their action was in synch with how George Orwell in 1984 described the most important need of an authoritarian political party: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” That was the GOP playbook for the Trump impeachment. This trial was a measure of whether truth could triumph over political hackery and the authoritarian impulse that Trump has injected into the Republican Party, and the Republicans have convicted themselves.


We are here, our only last best chance is to vote in record numbers.

PS. Thank you for my hearts,

[superpatriotman]

1. This part made me queasy:

The 2020 presidential election will not be free, fair, open and transparent. Donald Trump and his party – aided by hostile foreign countries – will once again seek to usurp the will of the American people. The desired result will be Donald Trump’s coronation as an American king for a second time. That precedent having been set, Trump will not be impeached or otherwise removed from office for those crimes or any others he may commit. Based on his own threats and pronouncements, as well as the cult worship of his supporters and mouthpieces, Trump may become president for life.

[bdamomma]

2. I know

it may me do this

[roamer65]

3. If he steals the election, the United States is over.

Secession will be in vogue. If he becomes “Il Dunce”, it won’t be of all 50 states.