When you send your own bodyguard to fire the Director of the FBI

[malaise]

there are parallels with private security versus the police - we're in SS territory here - not verbatim but that's the gist of his argument. He's on JoeScum now

author Timothy Snyder on how to prevent tyranny

[mercuryblues]

1. sure are

from this maladministration we have heard talk of redefining freedom of the press, arresting journalists; sending letters to protesters employers to get them fired; cutting off peoples access to health care; banning certain religious people from entering our country; gutting safety nets; people are to blame for causing their own illnesses, even newborn babies; science info scrubbed from public access; lock up political opponents; and so much more. The followers cheer. Give out code word only, top secret intel to a foreign adversary? lie to protect him.

Sounds like we live in a 3rd world country.

[Generic Other]

2. The Roman Empire also comes to mind

Not cool at all. We are supposed to have a protocol for these things.

[malaise]

8. Well it's sure being tested

and I still think the system will win

[CincyDem]

3. The concept that POTUS has a "personal" bodyguard is disturbing in and of itself. n/t

[Golden Raisin]

4. Within a week after the election I read

an interesting article discussing the friction between official, government Secret Service assigned to protect newly-elected President Trump and his own private, personal security team (plural!), which he apparently has had for years. Haven't seen or read much about it until his personal bodyguard delivered the letter to Comey's office. That, by the way, was very Luca Brasi-esque.

[malaise]

7. There was much talk about it here on DU

He thinks he owns the presidency

[CincyDem]

9. yep....and we all know where Luca ended up.

[dalton99a]

5. The SS started out as Hitler's personal protection unit

[malaise]

6. Precisely

That's Snyder's fear - silence facilitates that slippery slope