America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship
America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship
“Thought leaders” of the far right talk openly about a 2025 dictatorship. People need to be alarmed.
The D.C. dysfunction is more proof, they would argue, that the nation needs a “Red Caesar” who will cut through the what they call constitutional gridlock and impose order.
If you’re not one of those dudes who thinks about Ancient Rome every day, let me translate. The alleged brain trust of an increasingly fascist MAGA movement wants an American dictatorship that would “suspend” democracy in January 2025 — just 15 months from now.
It's so weird to me that they think the person for this job is Donald Trump. After everything he has said and done, they think Trump should be the dictator of America.
If these fuckwits attempt another coup, I really doubt it will play out how they expect.
I think the real danger is Trump winning... or getting so close that the election is a toss-up... or very close to that. I worry that the results will be thrown into question and that will tear America apart.
There's a very real chance ee see something akin to the election 1860, with the Democrats solidly behind Biden and the Republicans split between 2 or more candidates. Biden wins and the reds throw a fits, just like last time.
We let the oligarchs walk all over us.
I think you underestimate American spinelessness.
Shouldn't this be in politics, not news? It's an opinion piece about politics. Maybe I don't see things the way everyone else does?
It breaks rule 6 so you are correct.
This is because the media is controlled by billionaires ~ full stop ~ nothing will change UNTIL that does ~ second full stop
Wait a minute…you mean to tell me there’s a class problem involved here?
While I appreciate the article’s point, and agree with its thesis that the Republicans are increasingly a fascist cult of personality around a rapist and serial financial criminal, I hate that it acts like this is so surprising. This political point is the direct result of decades of cutting social safety nets, deregulating industry, and letting a small cadre of people become wealthy beyond comprehension by controlling what people do, what people watch, and what people read every day of their lives. It’s not hard to grasp: a socially-conservative kleptocracy facing the loss of its international hegemony is faced with two options: 1) reform in ways that better the lives of its people at the expense of a fraction of the leading class’ wealth; or 2) double down and descend into fascism.
Until we get people to really act beyond posting online and relatively small, fully peaceful and sanctioned protests, we will never stop this descent. And the worst part is that this is all so god damned predictable.
You wanna know why it’s not being talked about? Because most “liberal” talking heads will be completely unaffected by this. They’re rich enough to leave.
Why? It's not like Democrats are gonna do fucking anything to prevent it.