We're in agreement. Trump doesn't care about polls bc he's planning to deploy the military to stay in power, and his minions are on board. Violence is coming.
I have been reluctant to write about this ending in violence but, like you, I consider this to be a distinct possiblity.
I can see Trump ordering the military to deployed against protestors merely because they are occupying buildings, but certainly if there is a protest that degenerates into looting and violence.
During the winter our 12 year old grandaughter plays indoor soccer and on the way we drive past a large Oregon National Guard facility and see all the military vehicles. We've imagined a time in the not distant future when our National Guard is deployed to the Idaho border to keep their National Guard from attacking our state because we defy one or another Trump order.
I also see a major uncertainty as to what will happen if Trump wants to go all in on a Hitlerian takeover by declaring martial law and, as I wrote, using the military against any of his stateside enemies. Then we will have to see how many members of the armed forces are loyal to the Constitution of the president.
As you can tell from what I wrote today, I have reached the dismal conclusion that none of the other things optimists want to think can stop Trump will work and all we can hope for is a military coup where the governemt is taken over by force. Then top military officers will lead the country until it is stablized and there can be free elections.
Along with numerous other mental health professionals who have studied Trump for years, I have come to the conclusion that he has the personality of an Alolph Hitler and other cruel despots. Everything he has done, is currently doing, and plans to do, has been done before.
Once DumDum & company rejoice after their completion for successfully illigally removing illigal immigrants they will do the same with other groups of people, and with a compliant US military to assist - especially in Blue cities. I can see the military & militia groups being used to intimidate the midterm election polling stations, and taking over counting the votes. Conscription will be enacted as an excuse to round up younger people into internment camps. DumDum will definitely rig it to remain in power. Welcome to the Banana Republic of America. Hopefully Canada does not get dragged down with it.
No question Trump is planning on staying on as president for as long as he can. Third term be damned and the Supreme Court be damned too. He won’t care. He is president for life and we voted for this autocrat and most of us knew he was going to do this. There was no question that this was his intention. And his other plan is to divide up the world between himself, Putin and Xi. Putin gets Europe and Trump gets the western hemisphere- Greenland, Canada and whatever else he wants in South and Central America. We have capitulated America democracy, American freedom and American behavior. Instead we will have the cruelty and evil that stem from a psychopath like Trump and his chosen cronies.
You are in the very small percentage of democracy people who aren't grasping a straws of hope trying to maintain some optimism and keep from descending into a pit of anxiety and despair. I understand human nature being such that when faced with overwhelming fear denial is a good defense. But people like us, thankfully my partner, and a few others I read on Substack, are going to be better prepared emotionally when the country, and the world, falls apart. Thanks for your comment.
I agree. Most people see that there is some hope we can return to a normal way of life. I don’t think that Trump can be removed other than by force. With his replacement of senior offices in the military by individuals who no doubt agree with what he is doing that is going to be unlikely so we are to put it blandly - FUCKED! A horrifying thought, but as you say we cannot possibly blind ourselves to what is plainly there for us to see. As the son of Holocaust survivors I hate seeing what is happening and truly tremble for my own safety and future in this country that has turned so suddenly into the pariah I could never have imagined. I am only pleased my parents did not live to see this happen.
As a fellow Jew, born in 1944, although secular, I grew up immersed in a sense of identity related to an awareness of the Holocaust. None of my known ancesters died in the camps or survived them Unless they are Jews like some of the MAGA ones (and shame on them) any Jew should see that there are only superficial differences between Hitler and Trump. Hitler and the Nazi henchment were psychopaths and so is Trump and many of his henchmen. Hitler didn't care for ostentatious displays of wealth like Trump, but both usednand use cruelty to achieve their end goals. I don't know if Hitler was a sadist who relished inflicting pain. He may have demonized the Jews for poltical gain. Trump is a sadist. He demonizes people both for political gain and because he enjoys it. Regardless of small differences between the two, anyone who denies the similararities between Trump and Hitler, MAGA and the Nazis, has their head in the sand.
Everybody who has a subscription to the NY Times read Maureen Dowd's "Fail, Caesar"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/opinion/trump-king-third-term.html
If you don't have a subscription, here's a summary from RawStory:
'Far more dangerous': NY Times' Maureen Dowd shares terrifying realization
https://www.rawstory.com/king-trump-tyrant/
Like those commenting here, she "gets it."
We're in agreement. Trump doesn't care about polls bc he's planning to deploy the military to stay in power, and his minions are on board. Violence is coming.
I have been reluctant to write about this ending in violence but, like you, I consider this to be a distinct possiblity.
I can see Trump ordering the military to deployed against protestors merely because they are occupying buildings, but certainly if there is a protest that degenerates into looting and violence.
During the winter our 12 year old grandaughter plays indoor soccer and on the way we drive past a large Oregon National Guard facility and see all the military vehicles. We've imagined a time in the not distant future when our National Guard is deployed to the Idaho border to keep their National Guard from attacking our state because we defy one or another Trump order.
I also see a major uncertainty as to what will happen if Trump wants to go all in on a Hitlerian takeover by declaring martial law and, as I wrote, using the military against any of his stateside enemies. Then we will have to see how many members of the armed forces are loyal to the Constitution of the president.
As you can tell from what I wrote today, I have reached the dismal conclusion that none of the other things optimists want to think can stop Trump will work and all we can hope for is a military coup where the governemt is taken over by force. Then top military officers will lead the country until it is stablized and there can be free elections.
Along with numerous other mental health professionals who have studied Trump for years, I have come to the conclusion that he has the personality of an Alolph Hitler and other cruel despots. Everything he has done, is currently doing, and plans to do, has been done before.
Once DumDum & company rejoice after their completion for successfully illigally removing illigal immigrants they will do the same with other groups of people, and with a compliant US military to assist - especially in Blue cities. I can see the military & militia groups being used to intimidate the midterm election polling stations, and taking over counting the votes. Conscription will be enacted as an excuse to round up younger people into internment camps. DumDum will definitely rig it to remain in power. Welcome to the Banana Republic of America. Hopefully Canada does not get dragged down with it.
No question Trump is planning on staying on as president for as long as he can. Third term be damned and the Supreme Court be damned too. He won’t care. He is president for life and we voted for this autocrat and most of us knew he was going to do this. There was no question that this was his intention. And his other plan is to divide up the world between himself, Putin and Xi. Putin gets Europe and Trump gets the western hemisphere- Greenland, Canada and whatever else he wants in South and Central America. We have capitulated America democracy, American freedom and American behavior. Instead we will have the cruelty and evil that stem from a psychopath like Trump and his chosen cronies.
You are in the very small percentage of democracy people who aren't grasping a straws of hope trying to maintain some optimism and keep from descending into a pit of anxiety and despair. I understand human nature being such that when faced with overwhelming fear denial is a good defense. But people like us, thankfully my partner, and a few others I read on Substack, are going to be better prepared emotionally when the country, and the world, falls apart. Thanks for your comment.
I agree. Most people see that there is some hope we can return to a normal way of life. I don’t think that Trump can be removed other than by force. With his replacement of senior offices in the military by individuals who no doubt agree with what he is doing that is going to be unlikely so we are to put it blandly - FUCKED! A horrifying thought, but as you say we cannot possibly blind ourselves to what is plainly there for us to see. As the son of Holocaust survivors I hate seeing what is happening and truly tremble for my own safety and future in this country that has turned so suddenly into the pariah I could never have imagined. I am only pleased my parents did not live to see this happen.
As a fellow Jew, born in 1944, although secular, I grew up immersed in a sense of identity related to an awareness of the Holocaust. None of my known ancesters died in the camps or survived them Unless they are Jews like some of the MAGA ones (and shame on them) any Jew should see that there are only superficial differences between Hitler and Trump. Hitler and the Nazi henchment were psychopaths and so is Trump and many of his henchmen. Hitler didn't care for ostentatious displays of wealth like Trump, but both usednand use cruelty to achieve their end goals. I don't know if Hitler was a sadist who relished inflicting pain. He may have demonized the Jews for poltical gain. Trump is a sadist. He demonizes people both for political gain and because he enjoys it. Regardless of small differences between the two, anyone who denies the similararities between Trump and Hitler, MAGA and the Nazis, has their head in the sand.
Definitely correct. I agree 100%!!!