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In reply to the discussion: John Dean article explains Trump voters. REALLY! [View all]PatrickforO
(14,962 posts)be ready for him to use Breitbart, Fox, Drudge, Red State, and the newly minted Sinclair Broadcasting Group to incite his heavily armed supporters to rise up against the 'entrenched bureaucrats in the swamp.'
When this happens, and it will, there are two broad possibilities.
The first is that our military leaders and soldiers will remember they swore oaths to uphold the Constitution, not a particular leader. In this case, our republic will be saved.
Worst case scenario: an ultra-conservative bloc of soldiers, marines, airmen and sailors upholds the right wing and keeps Trump in power by force. Trump becomes a dictator. The resist movement becomes a resistance movement. Russia continues to support Trump and in effect, he becomes Putin's puppet.
Ultimately, war breaks out and our species becomes extinct. The earth becomes a smoking cinder upon which nothing can live.
Aeons pass. The earth heals. Another species, perhaps less destructive than ours, gains intelligence and awareness. Civilization begins again.
So...which will it be?
Tune in next week...