Given Donald Trumpās hostility toward democracy, itās worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?ā
By all appearances, Donald TrumpĀ really doesnāt like itĀ when Democrats describe him asĀ a threat to democracy, and yet, the Republican keeps saying things that reflect a degree of animosity toward the American system of government.
Take the former presidentās rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York TimesĀ reported:
Trump said polls suggested he was at ā93 percentā although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: āSo why are we having an election? They didnāt have an election. Why are we having an election?ā
In days long ago, one could dismiss such rhetorical musings as fantasy. Then Jan 6th happened, and all that followed, including the GOP falling in behind.
This anti-democratic cult must be crushed.
Yeah, but this time he doensāt control the army. Iām not nearly as worried if heās not in power while executing his coup. The republican traitors in congress would have gone along wtih it if he managed to pull of Jan 6th and he would have weeded out any general who wasnāt a Trump nut-job right after he delayed the transfer of power. Itās really was scary as shit.
They arenāt banking on a military coup dāĆ©tat, they want to delay and obfuscate until their crooked Supreme Court can award them the presidency, then start passing legislation that allows red states to do whatever they want with regards to elections. All this ānever vote againā stuff is literal, the GOP wants to take advantage of the fact that there are more red states and that gives them unbalanced voting power, then stuff those governments with loyal cronies.
All this because Lincoln was killed and we subsequently fucked up Reconstruction. Should have changed the rules back to protect citizens instead of land.
True, however Trump is turning into an icon now. He will become the dust of history. What he leaves behind is not only a dangerous idea, but a party organisation willing to pursue extreme ideology. Plus almost half the country either disinterested or absolutely fine with it