2mo ago

The Science of Autocracy Suggests the U.S. Is Headed for Dictatorship

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1mo ago

The Science of Autocracy Suggests the U.S. Is Headed for Dictatorship

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2mo ago

Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading toward a Dictatorship

www.scientificamerican.com /article/science-tells-us-the-u-s-is-heading-toward-a-dictatorship/

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How many times during the election race did Trump say "you won't have to worry about voting ever again"?
- he later updated and said" you voted for what i campaigned on"
Nothing a second amendment bullet and a revolution can’t fix.
- Guns in the hands of citizens did nothing to stop the Nazis. It will do nothing to stop the Nazis here in America.
  
  Not if you just roll over and let it happen, no.
  
  We have drones too now, maybe that will help.
Most people that spout the 2nd amendment are maga trumpers. Don't underestimate the amount of people that voted for him, still support, and will continue to support him deep into a dictatorship.
Just sayin', don't think this shit'll be easy. Especially if we're all waiting for somebody else to do it.
This like driving in a high speed vehicle towards a cliff that you know the car and the driver and the passengers won't survive .... and everyone arguing that the car won't fly off the cliff
- Yep. Same with climate change.
No shit. We're already cooked.
Headed?
I'm shocked.
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Totally shocked.
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That there is an actual Science of Autocracy.
Hoping for blue state succession 🤞🏼
- Yes I do like this option better
  
  Removing statehood would probably lead to more revolt and civil war.
  A proper reconstruction for 20 years or so and baring current elected Republicans from office for life, barring their 1st generation descendants, actually trying traitors with treason this time, bolster the education system, un-gerrymander the voting districts, ensure everyone has easy access to voting, automatically register all citizens to vote, do away with the electoral college, and that should just about take care of it.
  
  What value do red states states bring to the table? I say let them have their shit holes for a while. Maybe that will disabuse them of this idea that cities are useless godless trash fires with no value. Then they can agree to accept first world values and we let them mooch. I want to help those who deserve it but we got into this mess from a hatred of the principles which makes countries decent. Conservatives won't learn without feeling the consequences of their trash policies. We've been coddling red states just by the way the US exists today.
- blue balkanization, all the blue states, balkanize while excluding the red ones, also expelling the gop from all political positions.

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