Democracy dies a slow death, bled slowly by 1000 small cuts.

To be clear, I am not saying I think this is going to happen in the U.S.

I am saying it has already started.
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Deny and dispute any election as “rigged” or “fixed” that doesn’t go in your favor and then refuse to accept the results. Install loyalists and supporters who will be beholden to the Leader for their own power.
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Finally, step five: Consolidation of Power. Rewrite the rules so the Leader doesn’t have to leave. Control elections to keep your own Party in power and take representation away from any opposition.
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Incite violence by being violent towards protesters and then use excessive force against all protesters. Focus the media on the “Bad Rioters” and the “Heroic Troops.” When people can’t protest or organize, there’s no one left to stop the slide into the next step.
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Fourth, suppress protest and dissent. The U.S. was founded on protest and dissent. Violent protest to be accurate (despite what is taught in many history classes.) Use the police, the military, claim any protest, no matter how peaceful, is a “riot.”
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Dehumanizing LGBTQIA+ and immigrants makes it “acceptable” and it’s easier to move on to others, like non-whites in general, women, and political opposition.
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Third, target marginalized groups. It is easier to take rights away from people who don’t have a lot of power. Claiming rights don’t apply to them, labelling them as criminals, as dangerous—despite evidence to the contrary—makes them less than human.
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Claim fraud is being planned for every election and work to rig elections in the Leader’s favor. If people think the system is broken, they lose their trust in its ability to work. They will accept a “strong man” who promises to “fix it.”
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Second, attack trust in elections, in the courts, and in institutions generally. Replace competent professionals with incapable and self-serving loyalists. Call it corruption if any court rules against the Leader’s actions and policies.
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Flood the air waves with misinformation and disinformation. If you can convince a base of supporters that this ONE source is the only REAL NEWS, you can spread your propaganda faster.
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First, control the media. Call the press (and anyone that doesn’t agree with you) the enemy of the state. Restrict what they are “allowed” to talk about by punishing them for reporting what you don’t like.
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Those who deny what is happening from here on, WANT this to happen. Because they think it benefits them in some way

FELON47 expressly stated he wants to escalate, do the same to US Citizens.
Under the US Constitution every Person is innocent until proven guilty. They must be charged w/ a crime & given their Due Process.
tRump's Regime wants to strip that very principle away from American Citizens.
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