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Just Chat! / Re: Is the USA becoming a fascist state under Trump?
« on: 21/07/2018 11:53:08 »
Certainly. The only thing that is hindering the process is Trump’s own ineptitude.
While some would point out that our system of government has checks and balances, those cease to exist if one party - or, in the case of the modern GOP, an ideologically motivated tribe - controls every branch of government. Where are the checks? What balance can be had?
The pillars of our democracy have been under attack like never before. The free press is vilified as “fake news”, and we’re now supposed to believe “alternative facts”. Candidates choose their voters (not vice-versa, as it should be) through shady campaign finance and gerrymandering. The system is being rigged before our very eyes.
The best way for a useful moron like Donald Trump to be kept in power is to silence the opposition forever. This is now happening.
While some would point out that our system of government has checks and balances, those cease to exist if one party - or, in the case of the modern GOP, an ideologically motivated tribe - controls every branch of government. Where are the checks? What balance can be had?
The pillars of our democracy have been under attack like never before. The free press is vilified as “fake news”, and we’re now supposed to believe “alternative facts”. Candidates choose their voters (not vice-versa, as it should be) through shady campaign finance and gerrymandering. The system is being rigged before our very eyes.
The best way for a useful moron like Donald Trump to be kept in power is to silence the opposition forever. This is now happening.