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regnaD kciN

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6. That's only if he fails, and has to continue his message from out of power...

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 06:28 PM

Nov 2020

If he somehow manages to subvert the republic, and establish himself as president-for-life...well, his life expectancy is not that great in any event but, when he dies, you're going to see a struggle for succession between Junior and Ivanka that will make Game of Thrones look like A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Timothy Snyder: Don't Underestimate Where This [Trump] Can Go [View all] Grasswire2 Nov 2020 OP

There is a lot of discussion here about this issue - cilla4progress Nov 2020 #1

I couldn't have said it better. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #4

We still have three things working in our favor... Binkie The Clown Nov 2020 #2

That's only if he fails, and has to continue his message from out of power... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #6

IMO odds are ven he will pull it off. what happens then, who knows. I don't see much msongs Nov 2020 #3

I was just about to post this same article, myself. I think it's the best, most clear-eyed analysis scarletwoman Nov 2020 #5

Timothy Snyder is the expert, really. Holocaust historian. Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #7

And "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin" Mike 03 Nov 2020 #10

We need a plan for fighting this - but it seems it may already be too late. scarletwoman Nov 2020 #11

absolutely Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #13

one of the hallmarks of this administration is that they tell us how they will break wiggs Nov 2020 #8

More often than not, we would be much closer to reality if we simply ASSUME the wiggs Nov 2020 #9

Wait till they find out who they are really dealing with? Brainfodder Nov 2020 #12