The beginning of the end?

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Of course, there is no comparison between Russia and USA histories. The point is that Trump's administration is using the same techniques. Whether he will succeed it's a big uknown but he did succeed winning the election using Putin/Surkov methodology.

One of the main differences is that the US has a robust court system, something that, of course, Russia did not have. Recent developments show positive signs. However, we may not be able to predict what happens if an event of 9/11 magnitude occurs under Trump. He appears to be actively soliciting it.

Independent press, of course, is MUCH more resilient here. It appears, so far, they are holding strong. This is due to the fact that mahority of US population opposes Trump so it is good business for media. Not to mention that corporate America also appears to oppose Trump for now.

To answer my own question. I do beleive that we can stop Trump but it won't happen on its own. Protests work but they have to be strategic to have significance - women's march was great but it may get diluted by science marches, environmental marches, lgbt marches, tax marches, etc. We need to find a way to consolidate somewhow, build coalitions.

I dream of bipartisan march against Trump: e.g. "We the People" march or "Constitution" march, or "American march". The message being is that Trump is against American values = anti-American. We can't let his supporters claim that they are the 'real' Americans.

Another fact is that Trump won not by being trump but rather in spite of it. He won because of the techniques he used (he would have never won without Bannon). This means trump is no putin, he makes too many mistakes that are obvious and, by all accounts, he is mentally ill.

There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic at the moment. But if 2018 does not go well for us, there will not be much room for optimism. Not to mention the destruction that will be done by 2018 (Healthcare, Medicare, SS, Environment, Education, etc.).

And by all accounts, France election in May may be the most significant event coming which will determine the global order.