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A thread of statements addressing the closing arguments of the Trump campaign:

"It’s a fitting end to the filthy outpouring that is the Donald Trump campaign that he thought he was so smart by climbing into a garbage truck."

~ Steven Beschloss

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Four Days until Election Day and Donald Trump if fantasizing about killing those who oppose him."

~ James Singer quoted by Greg Dworkin

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dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/1…

in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"With just a few days to go, let me step back and make the case, once again, for why Trump’s language, and Trump’s propaganda, matter so much. Do note that, despite the criticism, it has not stopped. Right up until the final moments of the campaign, Trump was still casting his opponents as 'enemies,' as was everyone around him."

~ Anne Applebaum

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anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/o…

in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"And if Trump wins? He and the people around him have already told us what they will do. They will seek to transform the federal government into a loyalty machine that serves the interests of himself and his cronies. This was the essence of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and it will become reality."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"The Justice Department, the FBI, the IRS and maybe others will focus on harassing Trump’s enemies in the media and in politics. Whole branches of the federal government will be farmed out to cronies who will build kleptocracy on a new scale."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Do you know this widely cited meme, introduced in a 2015 tweet?

'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

It’s hard to explain why this is perfect, but it is. If Donald Trump wins, there will eventually be a lot of sobbing among people who voted for him."

~ Paul Krugman

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nytimes.com/2024/10/31/opinion…

in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Some of this will involve the frightening reality of authoritarianism; if you think you’ll be unaffected by a second Trump presidency because you aren’t undocumented or Puerto Rican or a Democratic politician, I encourage you to reassess."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Many potential Trump voters are probably unaware of what’s in store and imagine that Trump would just snap his fingers and 'fix' what he insists is a terrible economy. The reality, however, is that America’s economic performance under the Biden-Harris administration has been very good, especially compared with that of other countries."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Why not a dictator who will get things done? ...

Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't. …

Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests."

~ Timothy Snyder

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snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro…

in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"In the twenty-first century, those are simple: dying in bed as a billionaire. To enrich himself and to stay out of prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"As the fantasy of strongman rule fades into everyday dictatorship, people realize that they need things like water or schools or Social Security checks. Insofar as such goods are available under a dictatorship, they come with a moral as well as a financial price. When you go to a government office, you will be expected to declare your personal loyalty to the strongman."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"The U.S. government has far too often undermined democracies abroad, leading to dictatorships or military regimes, from Iran to Guatemala to Congo to Chile."

~ Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

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democracynow.org/2024/10/31/ha…

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"Now, with a right-wing Supreme Court doing Trump’s bidding and the potential for a compliant, MAGA-controlled Congress, only a galvanized, engaged electorate, supported by resilient, pro-democracy grassroots movements, can prevent autocracy from coming home to roost."

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in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

Robert Reich issues a salient reminder of what the previous Trump presidency was ACTUALLY like — as he reminds us that another one would be infinitely worse. Reich has compiled a list of 101 of the worst things about the Trump presidency.

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robertreich.substack.com/p/the…

in reply to William Lindsey :toad:

"He doesn’t just hate Puerto Ricans. He hates all of us. If you don’t flatter Trump and end up needing anything from him, he will throw paper towels at you, then turn on you like a rabid dog. Puerto Ricans, and all Americans, deserve better."

~ Noah Berlatsky

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~ Noah Berlatsky

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