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Musk’s purges suddenly take a horrific turn—and wreck an ugly MAGA lie
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Stay cool. It is going to hit the violent right wing especially hard. They will eventually figure it out since, in most cases, their people hold every positions of power from the dog catchers to the White house. The, "Hey look, something shiny over there", will get old, even for those morons.
Do not stay cool! Why are you tempering yourself when your own government is being taken apart before your eyes?
There's nothing within the established American political framework that can be done to stop this dismantling by any number of citizens. There's literally no legal way to get Trump out of office that doesn't involve the GOP turning on him now. And I'm not holding out hope that they spontaneously grow a conscience.
There's no ability to recall your representative from congress, no petition that can force the dissolution of the executive branch. The constitution is an ancient, flawed basis of governance that's showing its age. By design, you have to wait 2 years for the next election to change leadership. That's it. And God help you if those elections are stolen.
If you're arguing in favor of a civil war to purge bad actors or the Balkanization of the country then be honest. But to pretend any number of peaceful (or violent) protests will get America back to normal is naive. The only way to recall these officials is with a guillotine, and you're entering entirely new waters there.
So we roll over and die?
I never said that, I just want people to be honest about what they're getting into as they ramp up resistance. It's a very different mindset, you have to be expecting the nuclear option and plan accordingly