To both of these posts - Right now the only recourse is to shine a light on it, and hope a ground swell of people blitz the Congress - republicans with threats of defeat unless they act. The only escape value is impeachment and conviction. I realize the perils here but it’s the only conceivable and lawful way.
if the Dems take the house then the ability to shine the light becomes more dramatic with investigations or at least public hearings and statements like the one I just quoted above, and the ability to impeach is secure. If the Dems succeed in taking the house, Trump will be impeached for the third time - it’s a foregone conclusion. At that point it becomes the senate’s job. The question will be left in the hands of roughly 50 senators - needing roughly 17 to succeed (for the math I’m assuming (50/50 post mid terms which will undoubtedly be off some).
in less than two years we will have the ability to end this within our grasp, 17 men and women doing the right thing.
thats clearly as unlikely as anything but it’s also so close given the drastic nature of our situation. With any optimism or belief that humans can do the right thing you’ve got to think some senators will come around and want to go down as historical heroes. I won’t count on it but again it’s the only way.
then a ground swell of public support is needed. We have to be vocal.
If you aren’t donating money to non profit journalism then you do not believe in the free press. For profit journalism is the enemy.
as for nazisim - the bench mark isn’t hitler - it’s authoritarianism + a belief that the authoritarian leader’s innate and inherent characteristics - white, straight, cis gender, male, US citizen born of US citizen parents is superior + subjugating those who do not fit within the superior human class. That is nazisism. Trump is that 100%, republicans are that 100%.
the good news is Trump and the nazis only have about 35-40% of the electorate. Trump won on independents focused on the economy and thinking he wouldn’t do what he’s doing.
this shit is going to boomerang hard on him in 12 months when campaigning for the mid terms starts again. even more so after mid terms.
the sole question is will the people rise up and use the strength of our system to demand his ouster? I doubt it, but the path is there and it is designed to work.