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In reply to the discussion: Adam Schiff nails it: Nobody is above the law. Not this President. Not any president. [View all]olegramps
(8,200 posts)The intent of the Republicans Party has been to firstly discredit any political party that opposes it. This program began in earnest fifty years ago when they were able to gain control of radio medium and have expanded that by developing FOX News into one of the most powerful media voices. Their dominance has gone unchallenged and was so dominate that they were able to lie us into the Iraq war with the complacency of the majority of the major news agencies. This has been coupled with the claim of virtual unlimited authority of the presidency. The ground work for this was the Bush administration's so-called Unified Theory of the Presidency. That is the theory that the president as chief executive officer has absolute control of the entirety of government. Their program has regained resurgence under the Trump administration that is determined to makes this a reality. They have followed the fascist playbook attacking the free press, courts, and independent law enforcement, while appealing to the worst aspects of our society. This also especially includes ultra-nationalism that condemns any challenge by labeling descent as un-patriotic. Their appeal has been to misogynists, gun enthusiasts, religious extremists and anti immigration that they blame for most of our problems. Those in control of these polices regard them as useful idiots that they are willing to entertain in order to gain control of the congress and presidency.
Their vision is the creation of an authoritative government with support of the oligarchy in a symbiotic relationship in which the wealth is further concentrated and the workers are little more than pawns without any control of their lives. This is the blue print that lead to the Nazi government. We all are aware of how that ended. Many are deeply concerned that the citizens are being blindly lead down the path to destruction.