There is, unfortunately, no law against saying you're going to be a power abusing jackass. And the Republicans have decided that if he gets into office, they'll protect him from impeachment and removal no matter what. His lawyers have literally argued that the president can order assassinations of their political rivals.

So no, we're not okay.

We are not okay. Nothing will happen to him about it, though. He can be literally court ordered to not talk shit about courtroom staff or families, then talk shit about them, and he gets nothing other than a reduced bond and an extension to pay that.

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Jokes aside, if the US falls to fascism, it’s gonna be a massive problem for Europe. Imagine fascists in charge of the biggest nation with a history of colonialism, and the world’s largest stockpile of nukes.

It would be awesome if the other first-world nations started taking this threat seriously, before it’s too late.

We are not. Please send help

No we're not ok.

On the one hand moderate and liberal voters, the DNC, establishment Democrats, centerist corporate news stations, past presidents and Biden himself are talking about how dangerous Trump is. He cannot be allowed to win.

Okay, sounds serious. Serious enough to make some big moves in order to get the votes necessary to win by a comfortable margin? If you check out Biden's insistence on continuing to ship weapons to Israel the answer is "no".

And really this encapsulates the problem with so called moderates and liberals. When faced with a choice between left or right when the center cannot hold they just fuck around, stall or outright sabotage leftist efforts. Effectively cementing a rightward victory and then blaming it on leftists.

It's pretty pathetic how often they play this game and considering they actually do seem sincerely worried about Trump it's bewildering why they aren't seeking more cooperative efforts with leftists and progressives. They remain steadfastly confident stern lectures, as if leftists and progressives owe their votes, are all that is necessary.

No, we are not.

Or why people need to get their shit together and get involved in politics

I agree with the ideals behind socialism more than any other political ideology. I own a gun. I don't think it would do me a bit of good if a modern government decided I should be dead.

Always great when I get to pull this one out

It boggles my mind that anyone would listen to anything that fat fucking twatburger says.

He doesn't need anyone to arrest his opponents. He just needs the fervent MAGA base to be whipped up into a frenzy like on Jan 6th. To be so angry if no LEO arrests Trump's opponents that they go out kill them, because hey it's totally cool now because Trump's a dictator.

That's kind of how the whole thing could/should fall apart. "Authority" gives a command and someone down the chain has to enact it, if that person or persons above the chain refused to act - there would be conflict, but hopefully the opportunity for realization that authority gave an objectionable command. The cynical take is that any number of enthusiastic appeasers would enact the command to engratiate themselves to the authority in the system, defeating the message of the refusal.

Unfortunately, much of American machismo includes stepping on others to get a better view, or to be viewed more prominently by favored authority. So to answer your question, there's probably a dishearteningly large pool of people who would jump at the tasks Trump would dictate.

If he wins it will be the loyalist puppets who he installs in the DOJ and other top positions in law enforcement and the courts. This is one of his campaign promises.

federal officers directed by his attorney general

Fortunately they are a minority. Unfortunately the US isn't a democracy

Yup, I highly doubt he'll actually do it. I really don't believe he actually cares that much about politics, he just wants his name repeated in every household.

That said, they are credible threats, and they should be treated as such.

If he has the right people in place he can do whatever we allow him to get away with. No one is going to arrest the president that's for sure. :(

They also can't tell people to storm the Capitol and try to overthrow an election they lost.

They also can't just take classified data when they're voted out of office and sell it to the Saudis.

They also can't fire the FBI director for investigating the White House.

They also can't with old military aid from another government because they won't fabricate evidence against their political rivals.

They also can't collude with state officials to throw out votes.

They also can't use campaign funds for hush-money payments.

There's a lot a President can't do that Trump has done.

He could blanket pardon for murders of targets in DC maybe

Yes, correct, this is different.

Letting corrupt politicians go to jail is the opposite of weaponizing the legal system. Letting ONLY everybody but the corrupt politicians go to jail is weaponization.

he'll have no trouble finding dirt on them because all US politicians are corrupt as fuck.

And this is the problem with "both sides"ism.
"Sure these Republican politicians are corrupt as fuck, but all politicians are corrupt as fuck. How do I know? Look at the Republicans!"

They tried this with the whole impeachment of Joe Biden: start an investigation on bullshit and surely they'll find something because everyone is just as corrupt as they are.

They found nothing.

Oh yeah, all the people happy to see somebody gave justice for a series of criminal acts should be worried that said individual will assume power of the country and jail them as revenge. Totally a great thing.

You sure do love the idea of a dictatorship, as long as it's YOUR guy huh?