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katmondoo

(6,454 posts)
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 09:36 PM Aug 2020

Rachel Maddow is talking about authoritarian governments and it is scaring me.

Trump is an example of what leaders do to gain power for life. What he is doing here is what and how they all do to obtain complete control over a government.

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Rachel Maddow is talking about authoritarian governments and it is scaring me. (Original Post) katmondoo Aug 2020 OP
Yes, me too. ellie Aug 2020 #1
This election bdamomma Aug 2020 #2
She just had on Robert Draper Mersky Aug 2020 #3
Here ya go: tblue37 Aug 2020 #8
Thanks! Mersky Aug 2020 #9
It was quite terrifying. bamagal62 Aug 2020 #4
Remember the nonsense that controlling the House was more important than presidency? Awsi Dooger Aug 2020 #5
Imagine how terrifying it is for minorities... DSandra Aug 2020 #6
She's a great story teller. And it IS scary. n/t Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #7
He'd love to rig elections for years to come for Pence and his dumfvck sons budkin Aug 2020 #10

bdamomma

(63,651 posts)
2. This election
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 09:39 PM
Aug 2020

will be the last option for all of us, or all hell will break loose.

Americans will be in the streets. Period.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
3. She just had on Robert Draper
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 09:48 PM
Aug 2020

Author of the recent piece in the New York Times Magazine, “Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies”


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Am having issues pulling-in a link to the NYT article, so lol, here’s WaPo‘a coverage of it:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/08/russia-is-interfering-our-elections-again-trump-wont-let-intelligence-community-say-so/

bamagal62

(3,218 posts)
4. It was quite terrifying.
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 10:21 PM
Aug 2020

I know they’ll try.
Just not sure we’ll let them get away with it.
I do believe we’ll hit the streets if we feel it’s been stolen.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
5. Remember the nonsense that controlling the House was more important than presidency?
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 10:39 PM
Aug 2020

I hope that is gone forever

budkin

(6,688 posts)
10. He'd love to rig elections for years to come for Pence and his dumfvck sons
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 01:57 AM
Aug 2020

Basically get to the point where Putin is now.

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