Presidential rhetoric corresponds to presidential action; it precedes and defines it. What a candidate says on the campaign trail connects to what he (or she) will do in office. And if Trump has had a single consistent message, it is that he’ll use the violent arm of the state to cleanse the nation of “scum” and “vermin,” whether immigrants and refugees or dissenters and political opponents like Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi.

Americans who want to stop this — three things to do:

  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The Democrats are just as much a front for the shadow plutocracy that finances 90% of candidates at the state and federal level.

    The only difference is one is a continuation of the “democracy” charade, while the other rips the mask off and officially kills it.