There are 14 days to go until election day in the USA. It is important to remember once again how devastating a second Trump presidency would be for the USA and the rest of the world.
If all the crazy things Trump has said in the last few months (Hannibal Lector, electrocuted, eat pets…) don’t seem to bother anyone, the danger of an authoritarian USA should make more sensible people rethink. Here are some points that come to mind:
• Defaming and threatening domestic opponents: Trump has a clear enemy image of where the enemy sits for him. These are not external opponents such as Iran, Russia or China. First and foremost are the internal enemies. He wants to deploy the National Guard and army against them. (Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-suggests-hell-use-the-military-on-the-enemy-from-within-the-u-s-if-hes-reelected)
• Vague allusions to a regime that functions without elections. Before Christians, Trump famously announced ‘you won’t have to vote any more’. (Source: West Palm Beach, Turning Point USA Believers Summit (August 2024))
• Dealing with the acts of insurrection on 6 January 2020: Trump is fundamentally lying about his own part in this attempted coup: ‘Be there, will be wild.’ was the slogan he used to invite his supporters to Washington. Trump is also spreading lies about the consequences of the uprising. According to what he says, no people were harmed on 6 January 2020.
• And one more thing: during his first presidency, many of those who may have originally supported him were counting on ‘grown-ups’ around him to prevent the worst from happening. It must be made clear here that there is no such thing as ‘grown-ups’ in the American constitution. All kinds of forces can exert influence on Trump, who is soft on wax and lacks a clear concept
• Trump has brought JD Vance on board. He is a supporter of ‘Project 2025’, which aims to systematically promote people who conform to this project to positions of power.
All in all, there are good reasons not to give this Humpty Dumpty Trump and his acolyte JD Vance the opportunity to eliminate the democratic constitution of the USA.
Vote blue or skip voting this time.
[also published as post on linked.in]
