It’s almost like Trump tried a coup to avoid leaving office the last time around.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    He might damage the system beyond repair

    A guy like Trump doesn’t break the system, he simply exploits the oversized flaws people choose to ignore.

    One of the jokes in Trump claiming “I could assassinate a political rival of I felt like it” is the recognition that he’s absolutely correct. He could have rivals arrested. He could have rivals shot. He could have whole neighborhoods bombed.

    We do this overseas all the time. We just call it “regime change” and insist we did it as a favor for a population that will greet us as liberators.

    The only difference between Bush sending in the marines to snatch Saddam and Trump sending in the marines to snatch Ted Cruz is which bunker they’d be hiding in.