During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    The police will protect wealth. The military will follow orders if they are made plausibly legal. Which is why a third term really doesn’t hold up. There is no plausible way that is legal.

    • Joe@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      2 days ago

      You are assuming the military will intervene to defend the US constitution? They might be a bit busy, by the looks of it…

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Depends entirely on their ability to sell it. I know Trump has been purging anyone not loyal to him over the country from leadership, but will the ones left follow illegal orders? No one knows of course, but I have to believe a lot of them are going to be hesitant or unmotivated and confused.

        But yeah, Trump doesn’t need the military when he has ice, looks like. Though I’ll tell you, as a former soldier and person with eyes, I’d give the people much better chances against ice than the army.

        • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          Yeah the conduct and “skill” of the ice paramilitary morons is one thing a resistance has going for it. The opposing conduct of the Minnesota National guard was another bright light.

          It’s still a bit hard to believe that maga can shoot the moon and go full coup, but if it does I expect messy confusion and mass refugee situations as a result. Is gonna suck. (More than it already does).