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[–] 129 points 2 years ago (15 children)

It's cute how so many in the comments think the legal checks will prevent this. They don't care about the law or the Constitution in the same way they don't care about optics, hypocrisy, decorum, or process. People keep viewing this through the lense of American democracy. None of that matters to fascists.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They care about the law the same way the nazi's cared about the law until the night of the long knives. I suspect their mass deportation plan is really them gearing up for the night of the long knives 2.0.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    After four years of them being in power, he'll probably just be able to...not leave, regardless of any election. Who would stop him?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    In the end, the country isn't a democracy. It's a complicated system with complicated interactions.

    It's really not impossible that a democracy turns into fascism.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thought about that regarding the current events in Germany. If people democratically vote for fascism, that's still a democratic vote. Only the outcome might be less democratic (or not at all) but at least once people choose this path willingly, following democratic rules.

    At the end it's perfectly legal to do this. The question is more if it's good or bad. It maybe even stupid. But here we are.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I can't like this comment enough!!! When will we learn they DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES. If the magats want this to pass, they will manipulate, intimidate, bend, or break the rules to do it. This is how coups happen. They don't sit down and ask nicely, they just DO IT and back it up with military force if they have to.

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