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moniss

(6,011 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:29 PM Nov 12

So far they have announced a desire to resurrect

Congressional Committees to "investigate" anything they deem as Un-American activities. They've long ago announced a desire to shut down broadcasters and go after news outlets. You can be sure they will not shrink from going after websites.

They have announced their proposal for a commission to examine and purge military brass/command.

They have announced a huge deportation effort and a huge increase in workplace raids. You can be sure if you are Latino it will not matter that you are a US citizen or here on a work visa etc. because you can bet that they will engage in surveilling you if you live in areas of businesses they're interested in. They will be building "intelligence" files. Welcome back to the J. Edgar Hoover days.

The list will grow and you can be sure they will once again implement some sort of "Muslim" ban. You can be sure they will be moving aggressively at universities to identify and surveil opposition activists.

Things are looking to be moving fast and they will get even faster once he is sworn in. I anticipate that any court rulings against anything they do or set-up will be ignored including anything from the Supreme Court. The planned purge in military and enforcement personnel will reduce the effectiveness of a court decision against them to simply words on a page.

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So far they have announced a desire to resurrect (Original Post) moniss Nov 12 OP
I'm 73 years old. Barring some bizarre turn of events, I'll die under a Trump/Vance dictatorship. Girard442 Nov 12 #1
Aka B.See Nov 12 #2
Once they purge the military brass, we won't have too much time to wonder about what else will happen. Jim__ Nov 12 #3
HUAC 2.0!!! moondust Nov 12 #4
Yes and for those of us who lived through 1.0 moniss Nov 12 #5
Comer is the new McCarthy. n/t moondust Nov 12 #6
The new McCathyism. brush Nov 12 #7

Girard442

(6,415 posts)
1. I'm 73 years old. Barring some bizarre turn of events, I'll die under a Trump/Vance dictatorship.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:37 PM
Nov 12

I just hope I can pass something worthwhile on to the next generations.

Jim__

(14,479 posts)
3. Once they purge the military brass, we won't have too much time to wonder about what else will happen.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:43 PM
Nov 12

moniss

(6,011 posts)
5. Yes and for those of us who lived through 1.0
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:56 PM
Nov 12

it is a nasty business. Made up accusations, set-ups etc. and people are ruined and then hounded.

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