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Trump has vowed to be a ‘dictator’ on day one. With this day now coming, what exactly will he do? (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/politics

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[–] [email protected] 137 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Pardon all the losers who voted for him and committed crimes
start taking in more money from anyone who will give it to him and do the nasty crap they pay for
destroy the environmental protections
tax cuts for the rich
attach his enemies with the US assets (courts, military, jails, etc)
illegally deport citizens
Stop defending palestine, ukraine, taiwan, hong kong.
crash the us economy
grow a tiny mustache below his nose (or just use a sharpie to draw one on)

[–] Nightwingdragon 49 points 1 month ago (8 children)

You missed a few.

Pardon himself for all federal crimes
Appoint Aileen Cannon as AG.
Order Cannon to fire Jack Smith.
Pardon Steve Bannon
Make up some new federal power to somehow interfere in state cases to have those charges dismissed. And keep in mind he has a united Congress and Supreme Court that will just make it legal by some twisted interpretation of the Supremacy clause or something.
Have the rulings on the E. Jean Carroll case reversed and get his money back.
Make Truth Social the official method of communcation for Presidential matters, causing his stocks to skyrocket and for him to rake in billions.
Leave any Cabinet positions related to education unfilled and begin the shutdown of the Department of Education
Appoint RFK to oversee healthcare, eliminating Obamacare and banning about every medical breakthrough we've made in the modern age, causing the return of serious diseases such as measles.
Advocate for a national abortion ban.
Begin the implementation of Project 2025.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No way he makes Cannon AG, that's a job that requires actual competence to get anything done. See also: Merrick Garland.

He's going to give Cannon Thomas's spot on the Supreme Court in 6-12 months when he announces his retirement.

[–] Nightwingdragon 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

See also Bill Barr.

You think Trump gives a shit if she does anything beyond sit there and play with herself all day? She's there to take his orders and that's it.

Though I do agree, a SCOTUS seat is also a very real possibility. But she's getting one or the other.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Grinding the DoJ to a halt isn't the goal this time. He needs someone competent enough to wield the agency like a hammer in order to go after rivals and punish dissidents. He may not be smart enough to pick which candidate can actually achieve that, but failure will be noticed.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pardon all the losers who voted for him and committed crimes

I bet he won't pardon the Jan 6. rioters since that doesn't do anything for him. He already won with them in jail and without their votes, there's nothing more he needs from them.

[–] Nightwingdragon 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Disagree. Pardoning the J6 rioters now "proves" that he "has their back." That way, if/when he needs another group of rioters to be at his beck and call, they'll gladly oblige. Especially if he pre-pardons them.

[–] morphballganon 4 points 1 month ago

They'd do it again regardless.

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[–] AA5B 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The good news is we’ll get a Supreme Court decision on the president pardoning himself. The bad news is we have a president who believes laws don’t apply to him and it will be decided by a court of judges whom he mainly picked, and I’m sure will not see the need to recuse themselves due to any conflict of interest

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

We’re going to get a Supreme Court who says a sitting president can’t go to jail for any crime, including the state felonies he’s been convicted of that he can’t self pardon.

[–] Nightwingdragon 5 points 1 month ago

decided by a court of judges whom he mainly picked

and who have already ruled that he is all but immune from prosecution.

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[–] medicsofanarchy 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Suspend habeus corpus, declare strikes illegal, nationalize power grids and other basics. Require national ID cards to make purchases, probably require an oath to Trump to get one...

Don't say "Viva la resistance".

[–] SpaceNoodle 8 points 1 month ago

No nationalization. All public services will be gutted and sold to cronies.

[–] teamevil 7 points 1 month ago

You forgot fire every single civil servant and install loyal idiots disband the department of education the department of health the weather channel pretty much everything that we've grown to appreciate.

Oh and also completely roll back every single social advancement made since the new deal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

#9 will actually be Putin’s Dirty Sanchez

[–] spankmonkey 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So his first term all over again.

[–] teamevil 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except with teeth this time... The rich are going to use to dismantle the government

[–] spankmonkey 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They have been working on that since Reagan, if not before. It does look like they are on the home stretch now.

[–] teamevil 6 points 1 month ago

The folks making the decisions this time around are the very ones from the Reagan administration that couldn't do what they wanted....

[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 month ago

I'm just waiting for the almost immediate removal of the filibuster now that it would be Democrats using it. They're going to have the trifecta of control and they're going to go full scorched earth on Democrats.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)

His "promises made, promises kept" line makes me think he goes full dictator, Marshall law, insurrection act, terminate the constitution, send the death squads, eliminate/arrest the dems, fire up the death penalty machine for criminals (not including his criminals), declare the storm, and call for the purge.

Then, that demonic portal that his buddies said had opened up above the white house actually opens up.

Then elon, trump, and rogan, hop on their horses to set the world on fire.

Fuck this life.

This world - the people - deserve to be destroyed.

Humanity is a fucking disaster.

[–] NineMileTower 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I understand you are scared right now, and there's probably no talking you off that ledge. Seek the goods things in your life right now. Surround yourself with the ones you love. It's hard to process, but breathe. I promise you'll be ok.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Edit:

Just wanted to add this moment of realization from a CBS news personality.

He was talking about how people shouldn't be afraid, that America is the oldest democracy on earth, that democracy wil survive, and things will be OK...

... And he continued on talking about how trump likely has full control of the government, the house, the senate, the courts, and an immunity ruling.

After the last words came out of his mouth he looked at the camera and paused and said, (paraphrasing) ** " I'd like to maybe take back the first part of what I said, we should be afraid" **

I promise you he will order shootings on 5th avenue.

If you think I, we, us, anyone will be OK, like the half of the nation that elected him, you haven't been listening.

People voted for an economy and against scary immigrants.

They also get the storm, the purge, the accelerationists, the camps, the executions, the prisons, smothered hope for the last possibility of saving this earth from environmental collapse.

They literally want Armageddon.

I mean actually fucking literally.

Once you learn how many in the Republican party, and supreme court, are members of NAR and 7MM - literally groups with the purpose of bringing Jesus back.

Nobody is going to be OK .

[–] NineMileTower 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I understand where you are coming from. This totally fucking blows and I'm terrified for my children. The only constant in human life is that there is suffering. There is always suffering in life. Right now, there is nothing you can do about this situation. Understand that there is always and has always been suffering in life. That's not new. Speculation on the future only causes more suffering. The present moment is all you have. The want for what you deem as a better political situation (and you are probably right) is causing you suffering. Choose to not suffer.

Breathe deeply for 5 minutes straight and relish in what is good in your life. Let the loved ones around know how important they are to you. Do something that you truly enjoy. Take care of yourself. No one else is going to do that for you. You are not the first human being to feel what you are feeling and you will not be the last. Whether or not you are "ok" is up to you.

The only way out is within.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm leaving this comment separate:

I appreciate your kindness.

[–] NineMileTower 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Please continue talking to me if you need it. Maybe I need it too.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love life. I love my people. I love the strangers I meet. I love nature. I love my pets. I live to help others.

There is no longer hope.

[–] NineMileTower 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Luke Skywalker didn't blow up the Death Star with that attitude! You seem like you are a good person. Sometimes, the only peace we can find is in ourselves. Keep your head up, friend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Give me a cute tiny phallic robot I can somehow understand, and a war fighting space ship, my attitude might change.

Until then, home brew defensive microwave EMP to fend off the openAI™ Slaughterbots®.

And lots of screaming to the clouds.

[–] Bobmighty 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Luke Skywalker? Might as well tell everyone that Clifford the big red dog overcame adversity, or curious George faced challenges. Don't be patronizing.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He didn't do it the first time. Surely he won't do it this time right?

Right?

I'm so tired.

[–] weeeeum 53 points 1 month ago

A lot of the safeguards against a power hungry president have since been removed by a red SCOTUS. In their own words "The president is now a king."

We're fucked

[–] DarkCloud 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends what his business interests tell him to do.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It doesn't work that way anymore.

For reference: count the number of alive people living in China or Russia who are both wealthy/in a position of power, and critical of xi or Putin.

The math shouldn't be difficult.

It's zero.

They are all killed.

[–] spankmonkey 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He lied about everything else so maybe he will lie about being a dictator.

I'm kidding, he only lies about doing good things.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

last time he was president we got a global pandemic and no wall. i guess that'll happen again. just because.

[–] DarkCloud 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Probably nothing too obvious.

Some supreme court justices are going to take the opportunity retire though, so it will be a Republican SCOTUS for the next two decades.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Whatever happens is EXACTLY what we Voted for! I hope Day One he Eliminates my Healthcare, Social Security and makes all the Drugs to save my Daughter's life ILLEGAL!

[–] InSamsara 2 points 1 month ago

I think he'll do a little victory dance.

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