Says liberal judges, particularly Ginsburg and Sotomayor, should recuse themselves in anything involve him.
Trump is following the playbook.
1. First move by any past dictator, ruler, etc. is to manipulate the population to believe that he is the only source of accurate info.
2. Imply fraud in our elections (even to the point of forming a committee to prove election tampering in states he lost) . Of course, they found nothing and it was disbanded.
3. Sew division and find marginal groups to blame everything on. Then convince the masses that he can prevent their evil intentions.
4. Question the integrity of any who disagrees with him, especially of our judicial system. (the Supreme Court now). Cast doubt on any legal actions taken against his supporters as an attack against all him and a personal one against his followers.
5. Attack not one, but all our intelligent bureaus as untrustworthy. Promote distrust.
6. Distort the truth and spread misinformation.
7. Convince his followers that others are not just disagreeing with his policies, they are threatening those that follow him.
8. Promote invincibility, etc with grand promotions, marches, and celebrations for the masses. Equate any successes as directly attributable to only him. Hitler, Mussolini, Kim Dung, emperors, etc love this stuff.
9. Stand behind symbols as examples of his righteousness. Flags, anthems, medals, etc.
10. Appeal to people's emotions, exploiting their prejudices, weaknesses, and belief systems.
If anyone believes he won't fight an election defeat, they're naïve. He will scream about fraud and injustice and his followers will eat it up. Would anyone be surprised at all if he tried to declare a national emergency.
Trump is following the playbook.
1. First move by any past dictator, ruler, etc. is to manipulate the population to believe that he is the only source of accurate info.
2. Imply fraud in our elections (even to the point of forming a committee to prove election tampering in states he lost) . Of course, they found nothing and it was disbanded.
3. Sew division and find marginal groups to blame everything on. Then convince the masses that he can prevent their evil intentions.
4. Question the integrity of any who disagrees with him, especially of our judicial system. (the Supreme Court now). Cast doubt on any legal actions taken against his supporters as an attack against all him and a personal one against his followers.
5. Attack not one, but all our intelligent bureaus as untrustworthy. Promote distrust.
6. Distort the truth and spread misinformation.
7. Convince his followers that others are not just disagreeing with his policies, they are threatening those that follow him.
8. Promote invincibility, etc with grand promotions, marches, and celebrations for the masses. Equate any successes as directly attributable to only him. Hitler, Mussolini, Kim Dung, emperors, etc love this stuff.
9. Stand behind symbols as examples of his righteousness. Flags, anthems, medals, etc.
10. Appeal to people's emotions, exploiting their prejudices, weaknesses, and belief systems.
If anyone believes he won't fight an election defeat, they're naïve. He will scream about fraud and injustice and his followers will eat it up. Would anyone be surprised at all if he tried to declare a national emergency.
