Trump is just the front man for today's American fascists [View all]
They were around during the 1930's, doing everything they could to get us to side with Hitler. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, WWII kinda' screwed up their plans. So they crawled back into their sewers to wait for their next opportunity.
That opportunity came in the early 1950's with Senator Joe McCarthy's "red hunts." Assisted by the John Birch Society, McCarthy used his Senate committee to try to wipe out liberalism, -- which he labeled as "Communism." He destroyed the lives and careers of many people. One of his favorite tactics was threatening to out gay people unless they testified against others.
After McCarthy was censured by the Senate, his witch hunts ended, but American fascism had received a huge boost.
For at least the last 50 years, the Republican Party has put up with the fascists in their midst, and did nothing to stop their eventual takeover of the American government. Which is where we are today.
Trump is a convenient figurehead and the small but powerful fascist segment of American society lucked out with his presence. They couldn't have invented someone like him. And now that he's president elect, they really have no further use for him. If he goes too far, the'll feed him a poisoned Big Mac and J.D. Vance (a true believer) will take over. And behind Vance is a deep bench of would-be Adolf's waiting their turn to assume the position of fuhrer.
Understand this about them: They don't plan to have any more elections. They will ignore the congress. They own the Supreme Court and will ignore the rest of the judiciary. Any and all state laws will be subjected to federal control. And that federal control will reside in the White House, whether the person occupying it is named Trump, of Vance, or Steve Bannon, or Big Brother.
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that getting rid of Trump will get rid of American fascism. They're in power as of next January 20th. Democrats, nor anyone else, will control any of the levers of power.
So what are we going to do about it? And please don't tell me, "I have a gun." Once they are firmly in power, private ownership of guns will probably be banned.
In WWII, America, the UK, and Russia saved the world from fascism. This time around, there's no one coming to our rescue. So it's all up to us.