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Trump’s Greatest Mistake
Why appearances matter
Everyone with more than no functioning neurons in their frontal cortex already knows Trump is a criminal and the GoP is not only the official Party of Stupid but also on track to make the Nazi Party look like a bunch of school kids.
In today’s world of Political Correctness, the blatant cynicism and overt corruption of the Republican Party is quite refreshing. It’s also gratifying to see such rapid moves towards upending every element of civic law in order to ensure Republicans everywhere need never again worry about illegal activities, for henceforth if one is Republican then de facto and soon de jure one’s actions must forever be legal.
As Barr announced last week, in his opinion as Attorney General, Trump can legally kill people in broad daylight and his actions must be legitimate because he’s the Prez.
Meanwhile anyone who votes Democrat is an Enemy Of The People and will in due course find themselves compulsorily invited to a re-education center deep in the Nevada desert.
So to sum up: flaunt all conventions and laws, check. Capture the judiciary by appointing hacks, check. Start to round up undesirables and put them into camps, check. Feed the dull-eyed drooling mob with fear and paranoia and simplistic solutions, check. Persecute anyone trying to stand up for the rule…
