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In reply to the discussion: The wheels are off the klown kar [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)that Hugo Chavez used in Venezuela, you should read the article in Vogue, these are Venezuelans telling the story, they feel Deja Vu with Trump.
http://www.vogue.com/13525611/trump-chavez-similarities/
I said the same thing to my friends before they voted for Trump, they would not believe it, but the article hits the nail on the head.
And I hate to say it, but marches do not work. This is what I wrote a while back on my predictions for this administration, it is a full article which I have not sent anywhere yet...this is just a paragraph and it is based on what i know from Venezuela, how chaos evolved there.
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People will conduct protest marches, some of them will include violence which will be instigated and approved by the government (you saw Trump rallies where he encouraged violence against opponents), and unfortunately there will be blood. Dictatorships condone this type of violence to create fear, to put the brakes on people who may want to conduct civil protests. They will go hard against the media, which they have already started (CNN fake news?), they dont want any of this to be reported, they will try to manipulate the news the same way they have done through Fox News all these years.
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And be very aware and concerned if the military starts joining the administration, if Trump suddenly starts promoting people within the military, that should be a warning sign. Dictators need the military, and once they own it it is very difficult to reverse the damage.