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Time to smell the coffee. The holiday period is hardly a celebration but a time of preparation by Trump and his supporters to prepare to dismantle any and all protests and force dissent into line. There are plenty of warning signs.
The MSM is starting to frame protest with some GOP allies as terrorism and unAmericanism. Not accepting Trump will be called unpatriotic and aiding the enemy. Various sources are calling protesters thugs and anarchists. Communist or terrorist sympathizers. There seem to be rumblings about making protesting against the law with ambiguous laws that can end up in mass arrest. Certain kinds of protest could be called felonies.
Hate radio has actually called for the elimination of progressive ideas even referring to them at communism and Leninism. Trump himself will react to being booed. And in the end we do not know what the militias are up to. They are the true Americans.
As I have said the GOP is an evil videos party intent on being the ONLY party. They have gone to great ends to try to be the ONLY choice on the ballot. Voter suppression is really just beginning.
The GOP intends to eliminate the Democratic party altogether as a party. The newest coming attacks against public unions is a way to speed that process.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)their heads in the sand. Given the drift, this will not end well.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)I just do not see any way to come together. Trump voters support everything that is wrong about this country. They voted on racism and bigotry and embraced it willingly. We are now a pariah nation.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)polarized the US has become. It is really two countries trying to be one. It extends far beyond political parties. There used to be middle ground, but the division is far too wide now.
Just looking at the path Trump is taking demonstrates well the division. This election brought out just how divided America has become.
The division will probably widen. I don't know what the path forward is. I have no idea what the path forward is for me personally, but I think the geographical divide will continue, more blue on the coasts, deeper red in the center, I guess.
It is not a healthy mix for a country planning to continue as a world leader in the 21 century, being so divided.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I think we are past the point of no-return.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)pbmus
(12,422 posts)Oneironaut
(5,525 posts)He is the leader of our military, and we are at war, so criticizing him amounts to treason."
randr
(12,417 posts)will be called terrorists by the MSM.
Same as the good old days the Trumpets were praying for.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)power yet and already there is talk of this. I have no doubt they will go forward with as much suppression of dissent as possible once the coup is finally complete on Inauguration Day.