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I had expected better from my fellow citizens. Now we have to figure out if the winners will do what they said they wanted to do: replace American democracy with a totalitarian Christo-fascist dictatorship. And what the relatively sane parts of the USA will do if ordered to treat the Constitution like toilet paper and simply Follow Orders from Glorious Permanent Leader. And for that matter, what the US military will do when given illegal orders, given that Glorious Leader is certain that anything he says Is The Law.
Now I've made comparisons to what's happening here and what happened in Germany in the 1930s, but I've had it pointed out to me that in the 1930s, the Wiemar Republic was a new thing, and many Germans were more accustomed to a Strong Central Leader, so maybe they weren't so bothered when they got one. The USA has been a republic for more than 200 years, and maybe, just maybe, some of those people who voted for the Leopards will realize what a mistake they made before they get their faces eaten.
But no, I have no idea what comes next. Will the Trumpists start parading through the streets of Fernley demanding that we all come out and grovel at their feet and hauling people like me out of our homes to be burned alive for the Glory of the Emperor? Or will they figure that everything will stay the same, except that somehow they personally with get paid more or something like that.
Mind you, Glorious Orange Leader can't live forever, despite what his sycophants may think. Is there anyone who can take his place and exercise the strange charisma that has half of the US population worshiping him? Most of the nominal candidates for that job (including the VP-elect) are deeply unpleasant people whose fellow-travelers don't like either. Maybe they'll be like the dog that chased the car and not know what they'll do when they catch it.
Now I've made comparisons to what's happening here and what happened in Germany in the 1930s, but I've had it pointed out to me that in the 1930s, the Wiemar Republic was a new thing, and many Germans were more accustomed to a Strong Central Leader, so maybe they weren't so bothered when they got one. The USA has been a republic for more than 200 years, and maybe, just maybe, some of those people who voted for the Leopards will realize what a mistake they made before they get their faces eaten.
But no, I have no idea what comes next. Will the Trumpists start parading through the streets of Fernley demanding that we all come out and grovel at their feet and hauling people like me out of our homes to be burned alive for the Glory of the Emperor? Or will they figure that everything will stay the same, except that somehow they personally with get paid more or something like that.
Mind you, Glorious Orange Leader can't live forever, despite what his sycophants may think. Is there anyone who can take his place and exercise the strange charisma that has half of the US population worshiping him? Most of the nominal candidates for that job (including the VP-elect) are deeply unpleasant people whose fellow-travelers don't like either. Maybe they'll be like the dog that chased the car and not know what they'll do when they catch it.
