Thom Hartmann, In Full, With Permission: Gradually, then suddenly. (My Title)

[Mr. Evil]

44. There are many that say that Jan. 6 was a dress rehearsal.

In some ways it was but, the real dress rehearsals was what happened in Chile and Nicaragua and other Central and South American countries in the 70's and 80's. Republicans have always been using those countries as guinea pigs for their fevered dreams.

They really have no plan for the aftermath if such should become true. They don't realize that infrastructure would crumble. Supply chains would fail. Here's a big one that most anyone can understand: The NFL would basically cease operations. No more football. And most likely no more NBA. College sports would also pretty much be in the shitter too. Forget about any good movies to watch either.

The people that espouse and desire such a dystopian hellscape as a 'better way' are nothing more than power-mad junkies not unlike those addicted to heroin or meth. Once they get a taste, they crave more and more. The oligarchs spend every hour scheming on how to acquire more wealth. They pay politicians (almost exclusively republicans) to maintain their personal status quo.

Working class people in this country that vote republican (even if they own their own business) have never understood the old saying, "be careful what you wish for." Because if the republicans and insurrectionists ultimately have their way, they, along with the rest of us will then be subject to the 'Luca Brasi' treatment. They take your business and hand it over to some super-wealthy benefactor and give you a job... say, driving a truck for 10 hours per day for $10. You say, "absolutely not!" The next day a small group will pay you a visit and tell you again that you will now drive a truck for $10 for 10 hours while an associate (the Luca Brasi type) holds a gun to your head. The job or the bullet. "You see how nice and respectable we are. We're giving you a choice."