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Mike 03

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3. What you are doing is still a very useful exercise.

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 09:58 AM

Jan 2021

Eventually, we will have another Trump (or Trump a second time). The next Trump won't be so careless and inept.

The next Trump may attempt to do what Viktor Orban has done in Hungary (or Bolsonaro in Brazil, or Modi in India, or Duterte in the Philippines, or Berlusconi did in Italy, or the Vox Party in Spain, or Duda in Poland is trying to do--or name your favorite democracy under siege, they are a dime a dozen.). In other words, exactly what you are saying, especially your first two points.

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I know what-if's don't amount to much but I still shudder at what-if he pulled off the 2nd term... [View all] Montauk6 Jan 2021 OP

I feel like I'm in a real-life horror movie......... secondwind Jan 2021 #1

It would have been a complete shit show. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #2

I think his hand picked successor would have had a walk in exboyfil Jan 2021 #5

What you are doing is still a very useful exercise. Mike 03 Jan 2021 #3

Number 1 is why the court packing was a flawed idea exboyfil Jan 2021 #4

The 2022 elections will give us a strong sense of whether or not we will still have a democracy. marie999 Jan 2021 #6

And he's still leader of the Republicans. David__77 Jan 2021 #7

I've found it interesting to look at the headlines from 4 years ago madwivoter Jan 2021 #8