I don't get it. I see some with the same background as my late refugee husband, Cubans and Venezuelans in Florida, and waves of so many others, all refugees from dictatorships (Communist or fascist), fawn over Trump, a wannabe dictator. What are they thinking? Do they want to substitute what they flee with another dictator like Trump? The only explanation they give is that either he is a religious second coming, the chosen by God (a dialogue with one holding that view this week), or that dictator would be "their" political protector. They certainly do not think democracy needs to be supported elsewhere, like in Ukraine, as the MAGA mantra is to hand it over to Russia. Nor do they show sympathy for others who fled dictatorships, supporting the inhumane and dire immigration policy promoted by Trump that tramples human and civil rights into the dust and breaks up families.
.Dr. Mike, not yet 30 years old, defected from the Yugoslavian dictatorship of Tito, emigrated to the US, and eventually became a US citizen and even a Democratic National Committeeman and my husband of over 52 years In Colorado, was awarded the Citizen by Choice award to immigrants who contributed so much to his new country. His greatest pleasure in living in a democracy was his ability to speak his mind. To him, that was the meaning of freedom. Those who knew him experienced his joy in freedom, speaking out in private and from a political platform often. He has been gone 9 years, but I can hear him now if he could speak from the grave. I know what he would be saying in response to those worshipping a wannabe dictator on the verge with the power in his hands to be one.
This is how it works in a dictatorship and as it is even in MAGA/GOP land now...you cannot criticize "the boss," see examples made of those who do with retribution and revenge, and learn to keep your head down and shut up or become fawning fellow travelers. Trump has already seized control of the state, local, and national GOP structures. Treasured members are expected to be bobbleheads, nodding only up and down in the affirmative and repeating the party line of the day, whether or not they agree. Later, we saw it in action when the RNC attorney, Charlie Spies, who dared question whether the 2020 election was stolen, was purged. Sen. Tim Scott refused to answer whether he would accept the 2024 results if Trump lost. Now imagine Trump wins in November and carries forward his plans to replace all advisors and staff, cabinet heads, and department heads with his bobbleheads who only nod up and down,"yes, Boss." The way for ordinary people to succeed yet object to what the government is doing is to keep their heads down and shut up. They just might not get the job promotion they seek or to influence a policy they deplore.
The view of the threatening Trump dictatorship still has meaning and relevance for those who feel the federal government touches their lives. They get it. Frustration with the Supreme Court, now in the hands of a supermajority of MAGA, is another example of how MAGA has taken over the ultimate interpretation of the Constitution. Lower courts may rule one way but find themselves at a dead end in the MAGA Supreme Court. MAGA has also gotten control of the Government purse strings in the House, as the vote on Ukraine illustrated and the current attempt to oust the Speaker who is not MAGA enough. Now, Trump wants to control every aspect of the executive branch, including what he calls those who are not loyal to him, the civil servants of the"deep state". In so doing, he openly stated he would use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies and deny broadcast licenses to those he considers oppposition press. Harassment and fear of prosecution of those who would otherwise be proven innocent in a court of law is enough. What this means for all Americans is to shut up and keep your heads down if you have a beef about Trump's execution of his agenda. You have lost your voice; your vote is useless because the newly minted dictator controls both the message, the election process, and the execution of public policy.
Project 2025 is the vehicle that allows Trump to be a dictator beginning on Day One: By executive order, he will try to replace the executive branch with the spoils system of those pledged loyalty to Trump, not the Constitution. Trump tried it when he was in the office using Schedule F. but was pulled back by staff when he was told it would break the law. Suppose he commits a crime, trampling laws, ignoring them. In that case, the Supreme Court has given him immunity from prosecution for committing them during official acts (now already underway in overturning every jury trial that found Trump liable or guilty for acts he committed during his presidency). Suppose he sees demonstrations, even peaceful ones, objecting to his policies. In that case, he will use violence to crack down on them, as he tried to do when he tried to force the military to sed in their active troops, summoned known violent militias to intimidate Congress on January 6, and called neo-Nazi's fine people who mimic Nazi Germany's violence in the 1930s.
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/how-it-works-in-dictatorship-story-my.html
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/16/11-facts-about-hispanic-origin-groups-in-the-us/
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