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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    332·
    8 months ago

    Sure, but he would also not be able to pass laws that he needed to pass in order to cement his dictatorship plans. Which is why I have a slight amount of optimism.

    • thefartographer@lemm.ee
      32·
      8 months ago

      The world’s-most-evil-sun-dried-tangelo led an insurrection and is successfully running for president again with people carrying out conversations such as “why Trump’s serious attempt at dictatorship might not be so bad.” If he wins, I’d expect any dissenting Dems to be forced out either by pressures within or legitimate coordinated attacks from MAGA supporters.

      Hell, there’s a high probability powerful political adversaries will be straight up killed and they’d call it Operation Hummingbird to honor the true architect of the current Conservative playbook.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        181·
        8 months ago

        I don’t disagree, but I am going to cling to any shred of hope I can cling to. I can’t just accept that all is lost until all is actually lost.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        One of the things that convinced a few Never Trumpers to quit was the risk of violence. They’ll be happy to expand the program.

    • teejay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30·
      8 months ago

      Why would he even bother with all of the red tape and process to pass laws? He would just issue imperial edicts executive orders to do whatever he wanted. Laws have never meant shit to him. And why would they? He breaks them with impunity and never faces any real consequences. If he has an unfriendly congress, he’ll ignore them.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
        56·
        8 months ago

        Well there’s the fact that the Supreme Court regularly overturned his Executive Orders the first time and also the fact that they are limited in scope and can be reversed as easily as they are issued.

        • 4grams@awful.systemsEnglish
          16·
          8 months ago

          Yeah, the Supreme Court has sure shown how it’s going to be an impediment to him lately…

            • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              52·
              8 months ago

              Some days I just wish I could view the world through the addled brains of dolts like you who are just incapable of the most basic critical thinking… It must be a terrifying reality for you, just feeling your way blindly through the dark. It’s honestly sad as fuck.

    • Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world
      212·
      8 months ago

      Dictatorship plans?

      Will the democrats stop pursuing gun control in the face of this imminent threat of conservatives attempting to take control of the state to install an authoritarian government?

      SocialistRA.org

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        71·
        8 months ago

        Yeah if only the Bundys had guns, they totally would have succeeded in overthrowing the federal government 🙄. Oh wait, they did. It’s almost as if it means nothing against the most powerful military the world will ever see.

        And as if Democrats are pursuing any kind of legislation that actually does anything to curb gun violence. Just another idiot falling for the propaganda that Democrats want to take away your precious anal dildos guns.

        Who cares about facts and objective reality when something just feels right?