^ the arrogance is nauseating
-
Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.
Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:- Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
- Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
- Access to private conversations with other members.
We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!
If Trump wins, will there be elections in four years or will he be a fascist dictator?
- Thread starter Watchmen
- Start date
^ the arrogance is nauseating
We're on the same side. Relax.
Anyone who thoughtlessly asserts:
"What is normal is that there will be elections in four years . . . Trump will be gone . . . and the nation will move on (and will likely correct any of the terrible things that may happen if Trump is elected)."
either does not care or is not paying attention. Which "side" you're on is irrelevant.
Is there anything incorrect in my post? If Trump wins, but then is out in four years, will things not start getting better/corrected? Will the nation note move on and survive as it has done after every other tragedy? I made no comment about the terrible impact another Trump presidency would have on individuals, but what I did say is accurate.
Tomef
Well-Known Member
He doesn't have the ability to fire the top brass if they won't do what he wants?
Tomef
Well-Known Member
This kind of thing is more concerning in the short term: Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race
Trump gets the feeling he's winning, or should win, and for Trump that makes it real. Hence, it becomes real for his followers too. The more that feeling can be stoked pre election the more likely they will be to believe it was 'stolen', if he loses.
Last edited:
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Yeah, who knows. He also said he would be a dictator on day one so who really knows?And he is known for always telling the truth, ... so there's that.
The Voting Rights Act isn't even 60 years old. In your country, an electoral system with free and fair elections where every citizen has - in practical terms - an equal right and ability to vote is a very new and IMO fragile thing.
Your country has never "moved on" from the sort of damage that could be done over another four years. That being said, I think the biggest threats in this regard are Trump's allies at the state level, not Trump itself... though a Trump victory would ensure that the DoJ is purged so that Republican governors would be free to violate federal election laws as they see fit.
You don't think the four years of Biden/Harris have corrected any of the tragedies from the first Trump administration? Interesting.
Pogo
Well-Known Member
His feelings don't matter, he is just creating a narrative that energizes his base and reality is no more necessary than it was in his Haitian pet eaters narrative.
Alien826
No religious beliefs
In recent years authoritarian takeovers have not been accomplished through the "traditional" methods of taking over by force. Instead, the autocrat has got himself elected by democratic means then corrupted them in order to stay in power. I see no reason to believe that this (if successful) will be different.
Additionally, Trump is not the real problem. A group of clever people have been working to destroy what FDR started for a long time, and Trump himself is just a symptom. In fact he is a problem to them as he is much too open about what he intends. And that may be our salvation, in an odd way. We can't say this is all a surprise. The plot is out in the open now, and counter measures can be taken. What worries me most (of many things) is that they have effectively removed the "umpire" from the game by taking over the SCOTUS.
We shall see. I wish I had more confidence in the result. What is sure is that "interesting times" will continue way past this election and the next Presidential term.
Additionally, Trump is not the real problem. A group of clever people have been working to destroy what FDR started for a long time, and Trump himself is just a symptom. In fact he is a problem to them as he is much too open about what he intends. And that may be our salvation, in an odd way. We can't say this is all a surprise. The plot is out in the open now, and counter measures can be taken. What worries me most (of many things) is that they have effectively removed the "umpire" from the game by taking over the SCOTUS.
We shall see. I wish I had more confidence in the result. What is sure is that "interesting times" will continue way past this election and the next Presidential term.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I think it's likely you'd be right but I'm not sure by any means. What I've run across is that our NATO allies are very worried because it very much could affect them as well. Trump probably feels he has nothing to lose, and many millions blindly support him.
He may be able to fire them, but if he wants to appoint replacements, they would need Senate confirmation (just like Cabinet posts, Federal judgeships, etc.).
Nothing that Trump says is worth the hot air he uses to say it.
That said, I don't think Trump will healthy enough to run in 2028, if he is still alive.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
I don't think so either.
What I think is that you did a pretty amateurish job of ducking the question.
Tomef
Well-Known Member
The world will still have to put up with him constantly peddling bulll**** at every opportunity though, president or not,
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Oh well, the only power he will have over me is to rile me up, and I don't give him that power.