It's funny, because I've often wondered just how it was that Germany came to be dominated by the Nazis, because it just seems too insane to even be possible.
And now I'm watching the same basic thing play out in the US, and I still don't understand how it's happening, and it still seems too insane to even be possible.
The idea that something like that can never happen here is ubiquitous. Even now, while we are literally going through a transitional stage into authoritarianism there are those that still deny it is happening. Ok, that was more than two words.
Sorry - I must not have explained myself well, because you misconstrued my point.
I don't understand how it happened when it did in Germany. It seems too insane to happen at all.
The thing that's significant about it happening in the US is that it's happening right now in real time where I live, rather than almost 90 years ago in another country.
And it's weird and unsettling that even with that - even with it happening moment-by-moment right in front if me - it still seems too insane to be possible.
It seems like there should be some context to make it at least sort of make sense - something that I wouldn't know about because I wasn't living in Germany in the 1930s, but that I should be able to see here and now.
But there isn't - not as far as I can see. It's just insanity.
How? What, exactly, are they not doing? They lack control of Congress and the Supreme Court. Anything Biden tries that would limit it would wind up struct down by the Federal courts. At least that's my view, so please, by all means, explain to me how the Democrats are doing nothing and are complicit.
Fascists are about to take over and too many people are too busy hating the Jews/Palestinians/Trans folks, or chasing UFOs, the wealthy have us all fighting each other while their fascist puppets take over.
Him doing that would very likely kick off another civil war. Some governors would absolutely refuse to release their state national guards for this duty, which would be a massive constitutional crisis, but frankly probably way better than just letting it happen.
It gets really tiring to listen to these people threaten to take away everyone's freedom and still be in the race for the position. Hate is a really ugly thing
So what everyone is saying is that whomever is in command and all military personnel in the chain of command are going to follow any orders no matter how illegal? Seriously? The military has already told Trump to pound sand.
The republicans are currently holding up all the military leadership promotions/appointments which may be totally unrelated to stuff like this, but it also may not.
ONE Republican is holding appointments hostage and the rest are getting pissed off and antsy about it. They're bringing votes to the floor in batches now, even though each one requires an individual vote, rather than a mass approval.
Milley told him to pound sand. Given that christofascists have been working hard to indoctrinate the enlisted and many of those enlisting are already christofascists or come from areas of extreme poverty and conservatism, don't think that these people aren't making plans to remove those who won't play ball to clear the way for more agreeable officers. If you see a sudden boost of former enlisted guys suddenly returning in early summer 2024, brace yourself.
Orders will be couched, as much as possible, in legal orders to "keep the peace". IANAL, no idea what that looks like. But you're right, the brass is not going for any of this shit.
It’s nothing until it actually happens. Our system relies heavily on honor and tradition. It won’t stand up to someone who has no honor and no respect for tradition.
Except Trump is strategizing with them. Maybe he's just humoring them. Maybe not. As things stand, I'm more willing to accept that he's an active participant and will use their plans than not. The man has more than once stated he intends to make those who opposed him or turned on him pay dearly.