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Ohioboy

(3,249 posts) Thu Feb 11, 2021, 11:28 PM Feb 2021

It's the same damn thing every third world despot does [View all]

They demonize the press, put yes-men in power around themselves, build a loyal following, cast doubt on elections and carry out coup attempts. Trump has done all these things right out in the open, and there will still be members of the Senate that will let him get away with it.

I hope we can keep our republic.

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It's the same damn thing every third world despot does [View all] Ohioboy Feb 2021 OP

We are living in a very historic time. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #1

It's a toss up if we survive as an intact nation. roamer65 Feb 2021 #13

Yes I agree. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #16

YEP Cosmocat Feb 2021 #17

After the insurrection, and the GOP doing nothing, it will be less than 50-50. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #18

I kind of saw that coming Cosmocat Feb 2021 #19

Right their own gerrymandering may come back to bite them. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #20

Yep! Cosmocat Feb 2021 #21

Trevor Noah once said on his show Trump would be a typical national leader DBoon Feb 2021 #2

Mobutu of Zaire. roamer65 Feb 2021 #14

tRump bdamomma Feb 2021 #3

agree crud Feb 2021 #4

And lots of money to republican politicians. FuzzyRabbit Feb 2021 #9

Netanyahu also. Jay25 Feb 2021 #15

Half of our Senators do NOT want Democracy. world wide wally Feb 2021 #5

They want white hegemony. dchill Feb 2021 #6

That was a test run. Next time's gonna be a breeze. nt live love laugh Feb 2021 #7

That's because Republicans in the Senate still think Trump can pull it off. If not now, then in 2024 badboy67 Feb 2021 #8

It's so infuriating karin_sj Feb 2021 #10

See also, PBS: The Dictator's Playbook Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #11

Fascism has never been stopped by the vote in the history of mankind. GOPistheEnemy Feb 2021 #12