A coup in real time? Historian Timothy Snyder says the Comey firing is Trump's "open admission...

[DonViejo]

A coup in real time? Historian Timothy Snyder says the Comey firing is Trump’s “open admission of collusion with Russia”

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 09:00 AM EDT

Yale historian says Trump has now admitted guilt; former intelligence officer says Flynn was a Russian agent

CHAUNCEY DEVEGA

Has the other shoe finally dropped? Is this the beginning of Donald Trump’s attempted coup?

Trump is a plutocratic authoritarian. As I have previously argued, it is fair to call him a fascist. He has repeatedly demonstrated this fact through his words and deeds both during the 2016 presidential election and now as president.

Like the leader of a banana republic or a Mafia boss, Trump has surrounded himself with a small group of advisers and confidantes comprised mainly of his family members. He has contempt for journalists and the concept of a free press. He leads a cult of personality, marketing himself as an autocratic who will protect and defend his “forgotten Americans” against all threats foreign and domestic. Trump has no respect for standing norms of American democracy. He and his supporters evidently believe that the rule of law does not apply to him.

Authoritarians are paranoid by definition. To that end, they ruthlessly consolidate power and eliminate any threats to their power. In keeping with this script, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, in a hastily written letter of dismissal delivered to FBI headquarters by Keith Schiller, the leader of the president’s personal Praetorian Guard. Comey’s firing was also endorsed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a man who has no credibility after having been caught repeatedly lying about his own contacts with representatives of the Russian government.

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http://www.salon.com/2017/05/11/a-coup-in-real-time-historian-timothy-snyder-says-the-comey-firing-is-trumps-open-admission-of-collusion-with-russia/

[joeybee12]

1. knr

[global1]

2. It's About Time We Start Calling This What It Really Is.....

a coup d'etat by our enemy.

Maybe that will elevate it in the minds of the American People - especially those that supported Trump.

Those that colluded with Russia are our enemies. They infiltrated our government at the very highest of levels and we need to rid ourselves of them to "Make America Great Again".

Maybe that's how Trump will live out his legacy?

[Kablooie]

3. Republicans support him because they plan to rig the 2018 election so they cant lose.

They plan to rewrite election laws so that they can't lose, essentially destroying our democracy. So his collusion with Russian may actually be a plus because the Russians could help Republicans with hacking and bots on top of the election law changes.

Stop laughing at them and start taking this seriously folks.