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Arazi

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5. Agreed. Miller's desire for instant fascism may be the downfall tho
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 08:01 AM
Jun 2025

That kind of military hardware gathered in the nation’s capital isn’t a coincidence.

If we’re moving into authoritarianism sooner or later with this regime, it strikes me that our chances of surviving this improve if he attempts it now rather than after he’s had another year to purge anyone with a conscience from the military, DOJ, and judiciary.

Insert boiling water and the frog analogy here. The longer democratic norms erode, the more Americans will just accept the destruction of our democracy.

Working in our favor is the fact that he hasn’t done the necessary work to coalesce an authoritarian regime so far. He’s rushing this before he’s solidified his power. History tells us that dictators need the military and while he has Hegseth in place, I don’t believe he’s purged enough of the top brass and replaced enough with sycophants (yet).

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