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Look, if you think the party of 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq, the Great Recession, the COVID crisis and 1/6 can magically orchestrate an autocratic takeover the US flawlessly I would like to know why. I do think however, there are many ways in which a flawed takeover could be really really bad.
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Right. Put me down for “they largely fail in a way that’s extremely destructive and bloody” which is, you know, still bad.
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The deportation force is the obvious example. I don't think they get everybody, or even close. But I also think the ensuing gunfights in Hialeah will fundamentally alter how America looks at the National Guard.
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Optimistic: the jig is up with burgeoning latine support once ICE is detaining friends and relatives at random.
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Absolutely. But it’s still something I don’t want to happen!
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100%. It sucks that so often orgs/govs/factions have to actually touch to stove to realize it's a terrible, no good idea.