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.
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.