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First, they will come for your books, and then they will come for you.

Book burners.

Imagine, if you will, if Trump and his supporters had these on 6 January 2021

This is how it starts.

Trump admires authoritarian dictators a wants to be like them. The process is already underway.

You cannot afford to ignore this video

This Trump joke is not at all funny

Trump will not go quietly if he loses in November; and if he wins, well he may never leave…

‘There will never be a peaceful transition of power’: 18 times Trump said he won’t leave the Oval Office

Another reason to worry if Trump wins the election

After a 2020 election win we can likely expect Trump and his bigot weasel Stephen Miller to pull out another page from the autocratic playbook. Namely, the page that says: If you don’t like the beliefs or activities of some of your people, criminalize them.

China’s treatment of muslims is a gross example of this principle in action. This article sums up the China situation and is well worth reading: Newly Released Database Shows How China Criminalized Muslim Faith

The thought police will be coming for you.

They will want to know what you think about the occupation of Palestine.  Apparently some folks in Congress, lots of folks in Congress, want to make you a felon if you disapprove.  20 years in prison and hundreds of thousands in fines for not agreeing with AIPAC.

U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel

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