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Davis writes: "Trumpism on the outside, nursing the belief that the nation has been stolen, could become truly dangerous especially if the leader conveniently died and left his legend to others to manipulate." I don't think Trump has to die. He would be much more effective outside power, at this point, than inside it, as the bearer of fascism. This, because he would not have to govern but could concentrate solely on the counterrevolution that drove him and his people from power. He has already established the Leadership Principle regarding himself; what he requires is total personal loyalty to him, Donald Trump, as the only one who embodies their deepest dreams of a white America, and that is what a segment of white America gives him. This is the secret -- well, hardly a secret -- of the bed-rock 40% approval rating. What if it were to drop to 30% or even 20%? Sure, that would represent a trend against him and his followers, but the absolute number 20% represents is daunting, because that means he can do anything, literally anything, and the more hateful the better, without losing their support. The pussy-grabbing remark and its nothing-burger consequence for Trump was enough to convince me that we're dealing with an out-of-the-ordinary figure. Trump has already achieved what no other president -- or any public political figure anywhere, for that matter -- has accomplished in our lifetimes: an independent mass communication network that connects him personally, instantly, and authoritatively to millions of followers. I speak of Twitter, but if not Twitter, then something else. That genie is out of the bottle. This channel will not go away with impeachment. If I were impeached and convicted Trump I would treat impeachment like Hitler treated the Weimar Republic, as a counterrevolutionary betrayal of MAGA, a conspiracy based on lies in service to the multi-colored menaces threatening *our* shores and way of life. That's what Hitler did for years. I guess it would be possible, in the manner of Woody Allen's Sleeper, to keep the Orange Hair as a sort of muppet thing or maybe relic and just take over the Twitter feed. Who would know. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
