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Submitted by Deirdre Purdy
The mainstream media is finally catching on. A Trump second term may end American democracy.
Atlantic magazine’s first 2024 issue has a single subject: IF TRUMP WINS. (It’s dire.) Robert Kagan in the Washington Post, “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable.” The New York Times reports that Republican Project 2025 plans a political purge of the entire federal government to bend it to Trump’s will. The Economist: “Trump Poses the Biggest Danger to the World in 2024.”
Never one to shrink from an outrage, Trump raises the bar: “I will only be a dictator on Day One.”
With his wrecking ball plans in place and the executive orders pre-written, Trump figures one day will be sufficient to set a firm foundation for MAGA rule. Later he can be declared Caesar.
A Trump win will immediately create Constitutional crises on many fronts. Trumpmust win to escape prison. So, his first official acts will be to pardon everyone he can, including himself, and appoint an AG to dismiss federal charges. If there are protests, he will use the Insurrection Act to call out the military. Chaos will ensue.
Trump will quickly take us out of NATO, offering Ukraine to Putin. Chaos in Europe will follow.
Unbelievably, recent polling gives Trump and Republicans the advantage onimmigration, crime, inflation, border security, opposing extremism, getting beyond the chaos, and protecting the Constitution.
The messages of WHOA! Danger Ahead! are not making a dent.
The pathological narcissist who incited a violent insurrection to overturn a democratic election and stay in power, now facing 91 felony counts, has a substantial and rising lead in the polls.
Apparently, a majority of people are in awe of his awfulness.
Trump has a dreadful, but simple solution to every world problem: Bomb(hurricanes, Gaza, Mexico), Ban (Muslims), Fire (federal work force), Round up(migrants, leftist vermin), Shoot (migrants, shoplifters), Outlaw (LGBTQ+), Charge (the “Biden crime family”), F**k (Ukraine), Punish (Democrats, the press, the military, the disloyal), Obliterate (the deep state), and Rout (fake news media).
Unless I’ve overlooked a Trumpian verb of revenge and retribution, that’s pretty much the dark plan for a Trump second term.
Is it because we’ve heard this stream of vitriolic garbage since 2015, that the mass of people are not alarmed? Rather they’re pulling for the guy who seems to getaway with everything – our Houdini of Hate.
Will Trump tell Biden, “You’re Fired”? Will chaos ensue? Will democracy be destroyed? This show is getting high ratings. Trigger alert: the end may be dark.
ODDLY ENOUGH, though, down ballot and in issue elections, Democrats are cleaning up and far out-performing earlier elections as they did in the midterms.Remember when polling predicted Democrats’ total collapse in 2022?
Why then does the Biden-Trump contest appear so lopsided the other way?
Is it because our candidate is a soft-spoken gentleman, a statesman, a master of governmental politics, hard-working, a faithful family man, who’s assembled a team of experts to turn our economy from neo-liberalism and fight for the 90%?
Boring. And he’s old, though only 3 years older than Putin-lite
No one is covering the story IF BIDEN WINS.
If Biden wins, Democracy defeats Autocracy.
If Biden wins, we will continue to enjoy our incredibly strong economy as it steadily improves the lives of many more Americans.
Stock market at a record high today, just sayin’.
If we give Biden Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, women’s reproductive rights will be guaranteed by federal law.
Then there’s the unfinished business from Biden’s first two years with a Democratic Congress.
Republicans scream about immigration reform but refuse to approve a DACA path to citizenship. Biden would do that. Voting rights legislation to repair the damage done by the conservative Supreme Court. Biden would do that. Reinstate the child tax credit that, in the one year it operated, cut the US child poverty rate in half. Continue to forgive student loan debt. Biden would do that. Ensure marijuana is no longer a Schedule 1 drug. Appoint federal judges like former public defender, super Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Biden would do that. And so much more.
If Biden wins, there may be some chaos, brought by the losing Republicans and continuing the destructive disorder they’ve perpetrated for the past year (my God, has it only been a year since the midterms?) But it won’t be coming from the top.
There is much work to do, but actual governing is tedious, complicated stuff. Could it be that our Reality TV culture, full of people the Times, Post, and Economist don’t reach, will choose revenge and retribution over progress and prosperity?
A Biden second term could be monumental in terms l of improving the quality of life for American citizens. IF BIDEN WINS. We must let people know.
Hello again Deirdre, we meet again. Sometimes I feel like we are two old soldiers who have much in common, just not our politics. Again, I believe it is proved by the contents of your latest article. Everything you write as a negative, MAGA views as not only a positive, but a need. Before I answer though, I want to make one thing clear. I am speaking on behalf of our MAGA group. We are not endorsed or speaking for the Republican party. We are technically tied to the party by basic tenents, but we are the conservatives the mainstream has in our opinion, left behind. We are done with RINOS and those who wish to follow the path of compromise which has put the party where it is today. We will support those who are true conservatives in the party. Whether the rest of the party supports us or not. Just want to make that clear as several have asked, Republicans here have some good people doing good things. Hopefully someday we can all get on the same page.
Anyway, as to your article. Lets go step by step. You quote the Atlantic, Washington Post, New York Times and The Economist as sources. They are so slanted you might as well use CNN. Joy BeHar and Whoppi Goldberg as your sources of insight.
As far as Trump being a dictator, again smoke to hide behind the truth. Obama said when leaving office his dream job was to put on his pajamas and lead the country from his basement. Many people believe he is doing just that. Biden has no idea where he is let alone lead anyone or anything. People with greater mental faculties than him are in nursing homes or care facilities. So who is the dictator?
A Trump win to escape prison? Sure thing. When prosecutors trash the constitution and twist our rules of law to prosecute because they do not want their deeds exposed or the money to stop, or even more importantly have their crimes against the American people which come with long prison sentences enacted upon, what other choice does he have? They have shown that they will pervert any law they can to keep him from running. Someone has to stop the kangaroo courts.
You are right about one thing. People are in awe of Trump. His fight to put America and American citizens first. Protect our borders. Protect innocent life with abortion laws. Bringing back the government to the people, by the people and for the people.
You question Ukraine. Do we need to give money to a regime where the only money that has been truthfully accounted for was a few of Zelenskys wifes million dollar Tifany shopping trips in NYC? But as long as the money laundering keeps going, as small price for American taxpayers to pay.
You talk of bombing –There were no wars on the horizon when Trump was president. Now Biden wants to get back the military members he kicked to the curb for refusing the jab to get the numbers up. Why? If a war breaks out, he is betting people will not change presidents. I would not take those odds to Vegas.
Ban Muslims? Not hardly. They have every right to worship as they choose. Not more rights or less. Equal. Their rights do not supersede anyone elses.
Fire federal workforce? Absolutely. When they pervert justice, lie under oath and put their interests above the duty that they are paid to represent, they should not only be fired, but prosecuted. I also believe the penalties they would receive should be 3 times harsher than a private citizens for the same offense because they violated public trust.
Round up migrants and leftist vermin? Again, It is rounding up those whore are here illegally thereby breaking the law. As a trial lawyer you more than anyone should know the rule of law. Rounding up leftist vermin? It is the lest who is calling for the rounding up of Christians and conservatives for , in their words “reeducation” (Thank you Hillary Clinton for that term)
Shoot migrants and shoplifters? Again, Lets get back to prosecuting lawbreakers. Not rewarding them or claiming that they are entitled to break laws.
Outlaw LGBTQ Not hardly. Once a person reaches adulthood, they are free to choose any lifestyle they wish, as long as it does not force itself on others. But we are against sex change surgeries for minors, Drag queen story hour, biological men competing with women in sports etc. And not ashamed or apologetic about nit.
Punish Democrats, the press, etc etc Absolutely, just like we would any private citizen who is found guilty breaking the law.
Obliterate the deep state? I am not sure but if he did he would have my blessing. Rout the fake news? One can only hope.
I could go on but the bottom line is Biden is weak, incompetent and selling out our country to the highest bidder. Our economy is one step away from disaster. If the dollar is replaced by the yuan as some liberal bankers and others believe, the inflation we have now will pale in comparison to what is coming. Every bone Biden is throwing, (student loan forgiveness, DACA, etc,) comes at the expense of the working citizen, Veterans sleep in the street and illegals get phones, hotels and red carpets. People on fixed income and people in nursing homes have been pushed into the streets to make room for them because the government will pay a premium for their housing. When American citizens in Israel were trying to get out, Biden said they would try to make arrangements for them, but they would have to pay premium airfare. To bad they are not illegals. They could then write down their demands and be catered to. How bad is it? Word is going around that Minnesota has just replaced their state flag with the flag of Somalia? Is it true? I do not know because there is so much information that is obscured that I cannot verify it. But even if false, the fact that it is a possibility should be a wake up call for everyone. This is why we are MAGA. Let the voters decide .Lets just insure that the elections are valid. But that is another issue.