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One day is all it takes for a dictator to destroy a democracy...
In that case, let's hope he's an absolutely incompetent idiot who will fail fast and spectacularly or an old guy who will die fast, so that when he's gone people all agree that this wasn't a great political experiment and all join in together to rebuild the political system much better than before.
That's definitely a nice thought, but you'd have better odds of winning the lottery.
I mean, it worked at least in Austria, Germany and Spain
The world was pretty different then.
Well, political forecasting is like reading tea leaves even for professionals and even when it's just for the next year.
So it's safe to say, nobody knows what's going to happen.
But generally speaking, political tensions like the one currently in the US need some form of release. They build and build until something lets all of this vent.
Historically, these vents have been (civil) wars on their soil, revolts or catastrophies that require the country to be literally rebuilt.
The US hasn't really had any of these for a very long term. Wars in foreign countries can reduce the temperature a bit, but only until the public's attention span hasn't passed.
The US system is also built for polarization, so let's see what happens.
If they are lucky, some kind of worker's uprising could be enough. If they are unlucky, they are going to have a dictatorship next year.
But nobody knows what's going to happen.
When has the death of a dictator by old age ever defaulted back to democracy? There's a lot of people helping him, I'm sure more than a handful are eager to step into his shoes.
Franco in Spain. Not saying that's a good plan to go with, but it has happened.
Ah yeah, I forget about him. But yeah, not a great plan.
According to ordinary things it takes hours.
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He doesn’t need to normalize it. Anyone demented enough to still support him wants him to be a dictator. The only difference is whether they can admit that to themselves or not.
Seriously. He'll absolutely use this as an excuse to boot. He'll continue doing dictator things because his shitheel people will react so positively...
Any citizen of the US that votes for this bozo should forfeit their citizenship.
they already forfeited their brain and morals, what's a peice of paper to them
Well no, you misunderstood.
He's only a dictator on day one.
On day two and thereafter, he's the Supreme Leader.
From day two onwards he's just a dicktator.
And now you've gone and reminded me that we've got on good authority that he's got a dick like a tater tot.
You show me a boat filled with potato dildos and I'll show you a dictatorship.
I'm so sorry we have to endure that thought together... again 🙁
Did he actually say that shit? Please tell me he said that shit... He's hosed next year if he said that.
He did, and his poll numbers didn't drop.
Almost like that's what his supporters wanted anyway
Nothing quite like actively advocating for the end of democracy to own the libs!
"It'S a RePuBlIc!"
With glorious applause at that. Cue Padme!
Polls are crap anyway... Lol
He’s hosed next year if he said that
I honestly wish it was as hands down as that. What he said appeals to exactly the kind of people it was directed at....and there are so SO many of those people out there. Majority? I don't know; and that in itself is a problem....it should be absolutely obvious that a significant majority of people aren't aligned with him. But its not.
I'll betcha this ends up working to his advantage somehow.
fucking depressed myself with my own comment. I'm going to go take an Ace Ventura style shower
Lol, elections don't get decided by straight ticket states, they get decided by a handful of states (with occasional exceptions) that sit on the fence, and shit like calling yourself a dictator is exactly the sort of nudge that'll put em off.
Trump might be appealing to the states that would have voted for him anyway, but there's no actual gains there to be had... Ya know?
exactly the sort of nudge that'll put em off.
You could say this about so much of what he has said and done, and it hasn't "put em off", at least not enough
It's not just about if her wins, it's about what those states might try to pull if they lose.
He's hosed next year if he said that
I mean no offense but, how old are you? I’m trying to figure out how one could still have that much faith in the US voting population.
Did he actually say that shit?
Search your feelings, you know it to be true!
Yes, and the strategy is basically: the courts/activists/army didn't let me do what I needed to do, so I'll have to extend my dictatorship until it's sorted. Then it never gets sorted.
everyone jokes that Idiocracy is coming to life, fuck that, you guys got the Purge to deal with
It's only a coup for one day while we establish the dictatorship. After that it will just be the new normal
“No no it’s just the tip.”
Remember the Rittenhouse defense when push comes to shove.
Fascists are why I’m armed.
Not going to do anything
Your comment isn’t super clear. Can you elaborate?
If “group that wants to harm you” takes over government then being armed is pointless
Your only hope is the military sides against them
Oh, I see what you mean now.
not a typical showerthought but sure
I bet Putin joked that he would throw an opponent out the window once. I think it went well.. for him
Yeah dude... Same playbook for 8 years now?
What is the definition of derangement?
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