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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My friend, it's already happening, a lot of it has already happened.

The Gleichschaltung is already in motion, they are throwing out the mainstream press in favour of OANN and Breitbart from the Pentagon for example. They are building a "new media", pushing thousands of random influencers and podcasters to drown out established news outlets. Trump is extorting CBS for billions just because he can.

Institutions are being actively dismantled, some could resist, but the OPM is in serious peril. They are basically planning to replace everyone and building a new state apparatus.

This is not bluster and promises, this is actually happening, a lot of it has already happened and can't easily be undone, and almost none of it was legal.

Trump is already sending threats all over the world, and a lot of countries are tring to appease him. For now, he's seeing what he can get away with. We'll see what he'll do once he sees that Canada won't do an Anschluss.

[–] CircuitGuy 1 points 1 day ago

they are throwing out the mainstream press in favour of OANN and Breitbart from the Pentagon for example. They are building a “new media”, pushing thousands of random influencers and podcasters to drown out established news outlets.

It's new that politicians take conspiracy zines seriously. It's up to the people not to take them seriously and be suspicious of any politician who prefers them over journalists.

Trump is extorting CBS for billions just because he can.

I head he effectively took a bribe of millions by their settling a bogus lawsuit. Decades ago this would have been a huge scandal. Anything where a politician even appears to use the office to get money in their pocket looks horrible to me. I don't understand why MAGA supporters abide this.

Institutions are being actively dismantled, some could resist, but the OPM is in serious peril. They are basically planning to replace everyone and building a new state apparatus.

I do not approve of the illegal way in which they're doing it, but I have long wanted to decrease the size, intrusiveness, and cost of government. I want government to be more nimble. I have hope that they're doing this because an illegal blitz, sold to the masses who pay little or no income tax as being anti-anti-bigotry, is the only practical way to shrink government. That's me hitting the copium hard. It could be an effort to consolidate power.

We’ll see what he’ll do once he sees that Canada won’t do an Anschluss.

If Trump threatens Canada militarily, you will be proven right, and my hope will be proven to be unjustified.