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We'll have a long memory as things get worse for working class Americans, minorities and women
(lemmy.world)
this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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Honestly I think fears of a dictatorial takeover are way overblown. Not that I think he doesn't want to, I just think he can't, and even if he did I think it'd be 5min before he was shot by someone close to him (probably one of his own "security" team tbh.) And if that fails then a $100 price on his head and a greenlight is all we really need to get the job done by a private citizen, hell increase the reward and some of his own supporters will join in, they have no scruples.
I'm not saying we should vote for him, I'm just saying I don't think we have to worry as much as some people think we do.
I underestimated Trump in 2016 because I figured it couldn't be worse than the US under Dubya.
It's not so much that the guy is a cunning strategist who will shrewdly consolidate power until no one is able to stop the purges and death squads.
Moreso it's that he is just a magnet for disaster and bullshit, and being in power makes it easier for those under him to do whatever they want. His very existence enables that "mask off" behavior we see from other far-right politicians and personalities, and it's those sorts of people who are empowered by Trump that we should be worried about if he wins again.
Sure like I said I'm not saying he's great, I'm speaking specifically on the oft repeated line "it'll be the end of democracy."
Basically: I doubt that.