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39. i guess someone explained "consolidation of power" to him over the weekend

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2019, 07:18 PM

Apr 2019

for 2 years he's been capable of pulling this lever but didn't, possibly because "the time wasn't right" or maybe "Trump is just too goddam stupid to understand". and so we've had a nice gentle push into the abyss of totalitarianism, rather than a full-tilt plunge. once he's re-tuned leadership in all sectors to match the whims of his base, and with complicit support from go-along Republicans, the laws of our republic will scatter like a house of cards in a strong breeze.

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i guess someone explained "consolidation of power" to him over the weekend 0rganism Apr 2019 #39

Trump pushed to close El Paso border, told admin officials to resume family separations G_j Apr 2019 #40