This could be the USA in less than 90 days. A dictator who won't leave and uses secret police servic

[soothsayer]

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Malcolm Nance
@MalcolmNance
This could be the USA in less than 90 days. A dictator who won’t leave and uses secret police services force to break protest. #Beware

Tadeusz Giczan
@TadeuszGiczan
2:30 in Belarus. There are mixed reports about what's going on, esp. in the regions but it seems that both sides decided to call it a day. It is clear for everyone that Lukashenko lost the election but he's not going to give in the power without a fight. This week will be crucial

[brooklynite]

1. What secret police service would that be?

I don't care what happened in Portland. The violence occurred almost exclusively around the Federal Courthouse (where they have jurisdiction). There aren't actually that many Government agents to draw upon. Is Trump going to send people into every STATE and LOCAL office counting votes? Arrest every Governor and Legislator?

This is NOT Belarus.

[soothsayer]

3. That's what I want to hear!

[Thekaspervote]

4. Thank you! I love Malcolm Nance and sure his motive is to scare people into voting

I’ve never agreed with that tactic, but I’m sure it does resonate with some

[thucythucy]

5. He doesn't have to send goons into "every state and local office."

Just enough to cast the overall result in doubt.

Voting in predominantly red areas will go just fine. If there are going to be problems, they will be in select districts in swing states.

Just read a story of a seventy something disabled man getting assaulted (broken jaw, corneal abrasion, knocked unconscious) by a Trumpster pissed off about an altercation about a fucking mask.

Trump et al will have no problem finding crazies willing to do their dirty work. They are, after all, fighting to save "white Christian America." It's about "freedom" and God and keeping all those minorities "in their place."

No, this isn't Belarus, but it's not because the other side isn't trying.

[Grasswire2]

2. Here's what Timothy Snyder has to say about secret police.

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[triron]

6. Thank you. Better to hear from someone that knows their shit.

[Grasswire2]

9. and he does

He's like a north star for me.

[smirkymonkey]

12. +1000

This terrifies me, becuase I am certain that it CAN happen here. And will even go as far to say as it most likely will in some scale or another.

[triron]

7. But it can't happen here. Sigh.

[Initech]

10. *Frank Zappa voice* It can't happen here... it can't happen here...

[abqtommy]

8. It's going to be an interesting time!

[JI7]

11. They don't have enough Resources to do it here . That is Belarus which was part of the Soviet Union

and has been run by a dictator since the end of the USSR .

They can try here as they did in portland and as they are doing in different areas. But they can't do it everywhere . But what they hoping for and counting on is people being scared and that's where we have the power .