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The courts aren't going to install a dictator (which is what ignoring the vote would do).
Lawsuits require evidence.
Moreover, federal judges with lifetime appointments have no motive to install a dictator and (effectively) give up all their own power to a vindictive person. https://twitter.com/TWLadyGrey/status/1326299997529387010
Lawsuits require evidence.
Moreover, federal judges with lifetime appointments have no motive to install a dictator and (effectively) give up all their own power to a vindictive person. https://twitter.com/TWLadyGrey/status/1326299997529387010
People are asking about the military. The military is not going to install Trump as a dictator. Soldiers and generals would have to obey illegal orders and circumvent the Constitution. Not. Going. To. Happen.
This country is too big.
That said, Trump is up to something.
This country is too big.
That said, Trump is up to something.
He's figuring out how to line his own pockets and cover his tracks.
He's figuring out how to maneuver the levers of government for his personal enrichment while he controls them.
He's figuring out how to consolidate influence (collect favors, perhaps) to remain relevant.
He's figuring out how to maneuver the levers of government for his personal enrichment while he controls them.
He's figuring out how to consolidate influence (collect favors, perhaps) to remain relevant.
He's also totally paranoid about people finding out anything at all about him. That's what all those NDAs were about.
He doesn't want anyone to be able to piece together what happened while he was in office.
He will never stop saying he was the rightful winner of the election.
He doesn't want anyone to be able to piece together what happened while he was in office.
He will never stop saying he was the rightful winner of the election.
The real danger isn't a military coup.
The real danger is a successful disinformation campaign.
If enough people believe the election was stolen from him due to fraud, he can remain a powerful force on the far right-wing.
The real danger is a successful disinformation campaign.
If enough people believe the election was stolen from him due to fraud, he can remain a powerful force on the far right-wing.
Destroying democracy by means of a military coup is doing things the hard way.
Destroying democracy by destroying the truth is much easier, and more effective.
Holding someone at gunpoint is harder than controlling them by controlling their minds.
Destroying democracy by destroying the truth is much easier, and more effective.
Holding someone at gunpoint is harder than controlling them by controlling their minds.
Holding millions of people at gunpoint is almost impossible, particularly spread over a continent.
But controlling millions of people by obliterating the truth is doable. Orwell, Hannah Arendt, and others taught us. Think how much easier Orwellian tactics are with the Internet.
But controlling millions of people by obliterating the truth is doable. Orwell, Hannah Arendt, and others taught us. Think how much easier Orwellian tactics are with the Internet.
