That Trump touts his dictatorship on day one and cites his role models for governing as Putin, Orban, and other tyrants in this world, is more than disturbing. Dictatorships and absolute immunity are the most corrupt form of government that exists, enabling the strong men (or whatever you call them) to feather their own nests and those who swear loyalty to them. Today the report is that Putin's nemesis Alexei Navalny died at age 47 after numerous attempts to kill him. Navalny's sin? He blew the whistle on the corruption and rot in the Putin regime and with that crusade, he rose to be Putin's only challenger.
A friend of mine has had a hard time dealing with her Trumpian offspring. She was a refugee from eastern Germany during the Cold War and smells and fears dictatorships and Russian control and methods. An adult child of hers, the owner of his small business, made the comment yesterday to her that she should hope Trump wins in 2024 because the country's economy was going to hell if Biden won. The roaring economy post-COVID and led by Biden must not have trickled down to his business or he sees the world through Trump-colored glasses. Why, the economy would collapse in rampant inflation, he opined. What could she say in response she asked me. Here is what she could respond.
Now she can cite Navalny. Trump's desire to be a dictator on day one, would bring a level of corruption that is part and parcel of a leader who thinks he does not have to abide by any laws. A dictator favors those who keep him in power, whether they are business or in political leadership. Foveratism is given to the loyal, not to the one with the best practices and proven ability.
Even the prospect of Trump rising to dominate the GOP primary shook confidence in the soundness of the US economy. The powers that rate the creditworthiness of the US, Moody's, lowered their rating just with the prospect of a Trump victory. The importance of that is its implications for rising interest rates, up, not down in the long term as lenders hedge against losses in a Trump return to the Oval Office.
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/how-trump-election-would-create-chaos.html
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