There are two things preventing Trump from ending democracy: concentration camp expert

[Joinfortmill]

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-lacks-2-things-to-end-democracy-concentration-camp-expert-says-there-is-time-to-stop-him/

My God:

'Andrea Pitzer is the author of the 2017 book, One Long Night A Global History of Concentration Camps, and explained her perspective in a thread posted to Twitter on Saturday.'

"Unfortunately, despite Trump's loss of the election in 2020, he has remained a significant threat to the country... "That said, there are two key areas still missing from the common template for ending democracy and establishing strong authoritarian rule: unambiguous support from the military and a court system willing to consistently defer to the executive... I think it's not impossible for the army & courts to surrender eventually, but he's not there yet. And neither is any other Trump rival. I offer this not to reassure but instead to say there's still room to work. More than 50% of surveyed voters view him somewhat/very unfavorably."

[Kaleva]

1. To retain support from the military, Hitler had the leaders of the Brownshirts murdered

Trump's main support lies with the Magahats. He's not going to marginalize them in order to curry favour with the military and capitalists.

[doc03]

2. I think he came pretty damn close to having those two things. nt

[KPN]

5. Definitely a lot closer than any person who values freedom that

entails equal rights for all would be comfortable with. We need to squelch Trump’s reincarnation of Nazism now, in 2022, if we want to be sure we will have that chance once and for all in 2024.

[brooklynite]

8. He never came remotely close to having the military in his corner.

And our Federal structure makes it a lot harder to override State and local police.

[localroger]

9. This

Had the Jan 6 insurrection gotten much further I doubt the military would have gone along with it. Civilian control is almost a religion among our military leaders, and I don't see them going along with a Panama-style coup. It's been drilled into them from childhood that that's not what the US military does.

[maxrandb]

14. 30 years of Hate Radio had drilled it right out of them

[doc03]

13. I wish I was that optimistic. January 6th was a dress rehearsal for the

next time. If they get elected again they know what needs changed. They already have the SCOTUS and if they get
in power again what will it be 7 to 2 or 8 to 1 on the SCOTUS. Michael Flynn is not the only potential traitor in the military.
If that is not so, why hasn't Michael Flynn been locked up?

[brooklynite]

15. Michael Flynn is NOT in the military.

[doc03]

16. He was a general and why hasn't he been recalled to duty and locked up? As long

as he is free I have my doubts about the military brass.

[brooklynite]

19. And if "the military Brass" unilaterally grabbed a civilian to hold a military trial...

…I’d be a lot more worried. That would be a decision by civilian authority. You, know, the guy President Biden picked?

We don ‘t use the military as a “quick fix” for civilian criminals.

[doc03]

22. A former officer in the military can be recalled and

charged with sadition. He took an oath to our Contitution.

[debm55]

23. Isn't his brother, who holds the same thoughts and has been to rallies still in the military?

[doc03]

24. I am not sure he has been to rallies but it appears

he could have been in on coup himself. He will still there
for next J6, can he be trusted? Thank Gawd Milley was there this time. An officer can removed from command Truman did it with McArther. He caught hell for it though.
Like Truman said the Republicans say I give them hell
I just tell the truth and think it is hell. Look what Trump did with Colonel Vindman.

[debm55]

26. He goes to Flynn's rallies. Forget what they are called. but they do have a name.

And he is still active duty.

[Captain Zero]

27. Brother of Flynn, Pacific Duty now.

They got him out of the Pentagon. Sent him far out to the Pacific. Something says hre is not really making any decisions. I would think the Army has grounds to monitor his communications.

[Takket]

10. The courts have consistently handed him his ass on a platter

He’s gotten no relief at all there in his efforts to overthrow democracy.

However the ISL case coming to SCOTUS in December would effectively remove the courts from that equation and that might end the USA for good.

[Volaris]

12. I'm not sure the SC will go along with ISL theory; they value their own power too much..

(Which in this case, is EXACTLY how the framers intended Seperation of Powers to work).

[ProfessorGAC]

28. That's How I Lean, Too

I don't see them siding with a theory that renders them useless in a very high % of the cases they hear.

[uponit7771]

30. +1, way too close for me. Still don't know why it took 3hrs for military to react to J6

[JT45242]

3. The federalist society owns five votes on fake SCOTUS...

Flynn has not been court martialed,...

Not so far from having the trifecta.

[Captain Zero]

29. But if Flynn is recalled and NOT Court Martialed?

Then he's a member of the military again. Could that be why it hasn't been done,?

[Silent3]

4. Trump, or a smarter Rep. rival, will go straight at undermining the military and the judiciary

Trump is an idiot, but even he and his lackeys have figured that much out.

They've already done a good job of undermining portions of the judiciary, and there are, I'm sure, currently Trumpists in the military waiting for the right critical mass of corruption to be reached.

[CaptainTruth]

6. There should be a third thing: Millions of Americans who refuse to allow it to happen.

[Metaphorical]

7. Yes, but let's also be realistic.

Biden has been moving new judges into the judiciary at a record pace, and if we keep the Senate, that will continue. Moreover, not every Trump judge was corrupt (though most were Heritage Foundation). That really didn't happen much before TFGs third year, when it was becoming obvious his own corruption was really coming to light.

I'm not saying that the danger isn't there, but it's very easy to panic and lose sight of the real battles.

[pecosbob]

11. It did not begin nor will it end end with Trump

It began in earnest under Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and the 'moral majority'. That morphed into the Tea Party, and that morphed into MAGA. A long history of diminishing our civil rights in the name of profits...money = speech, ag-gag laws, criminalizing protest, and now this sovereign state we can overturn your vote if we want to BS.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

31. Yes. Gangsters Of Putin merged with the U.S. Taliban, directed by Fascist Oligarch eXtremists.

[milestogo]

17. I cannot fathom how any rational person can view Trump favorably.

Half the country is fucking nuts.

[dwayneb]

18. Stupid. Easily manipulated.

It is not that they are crazy.

When people do not have critical thinking skills, and they are exposed to a propaganda machine like the Fascist Right is operating, it's easy to foist someone like Trump onto a country. We have seen this many times in history, just look at how Hitler came to power.

[debm55]

25. Hit it spot on. A very high majority of magats are uneducated and listen and watch the constant

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throb of hate news. You know what I hate---I turn my computer on in the morning and
EVERY single news block is filled with Trump or news relating to Trump. Why is getting all this time? If I wanted to know what trump was up to or what he said, I would watch one the Fascist channels.

[RKP5637]

20. IMO the threat of Trump and the resultant US if he gained power again is still not recognized

IMO by many Americans. Far too many Americans can't even be bothered to vote. Far too many Americans can't even seem to comprehend what is going on in the US. And far too many Americans appear to not even have had any education whatsoever in civics for the US.

[Joinfortmill]

21. 👍

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

32. Well, at least that's something.

However, I am so disappointed that we come to a place where anyone could observe TFG for more than a few minutes and not see him for the sleazy, authoritarian-loving fraud he is.