The Age of the Narcissistic Tyrant in America... The Pending Dictatorship of Donald J. Trump... The Felon Architect of the Divided States of America

Trump’s administration is what cancel culture with a secret police force looks like

President Donald Trump is running headlong into his radical reimagining of America — one in which freedom of speech, basic civil liberties and equal protection under the law are privileges to be bestowed by the state, rather than inalienable rights for everyone. At the same time, he’s also made the country less safe and the government less accountable to the people. 

In less than three months, the president and his administration have fired inspectors general, used the threat of government sanctions to compel law firms and universities into making payoffs and curricula changes, launched speech-chilling investigations into media companies, equated protests against a foreign government’s war (a war that’s unpopular even among that government’s own citizens) with support for terrorism, and deported, without due process, innocent people present in the U.S. legally. And that’s hardly a comprehensive summary.        

It seems like a lifetime ago, but it has been barely more than two months since Trump pardoned nearly every Jan. 6 rioter —including those who attacked police and threatened to murder the vice president, and the leaders of neo-fascist militant groups who argued in court that Trump incited the assault on the Capitol.  

Trump might be obsessed with projecting what he views as “strength,” but in an incredibly short period of time, he’s made America increasinglyvulnerable to terrorandcyber attacks, viruses that could launch another pandemic andtanked millions of people’s retirement funds.     

Beginning in the summer of 2015, when it was clear that Trump’s candidacy was not a fluke and that he could win the 2016 Republican nomination, I anxiously wondered for years what Trump would do in a “Black Swan” situation, like a major terror attack. Idon’t really wonder anymore— because he’s already doing it.

The New York Times and The Handbasket reported this week that Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a cable to diplomats ordering them to scrutinize visa applicants’ social media for any criticism of the U.S. and Israel. “This may be evident in conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles). Or it may be evident in advocacy or sympathy for foreign terrorist organizations. All of these matters may open lines of inquiry regarding the applicant’s credibility and purpose of travel,” the cable reportedly reads.

We’re only weeks removed from the Trump administration using a very loose definition of “support for Hamas” as a pretext for deportations of legal immigrants. But does the administration also view “sympathy” for Gazan civilians — suffering in unspeakable conditions as a result of the Israel-Hamas war — or criticism of the Israeli government to be “advocacy or sympathy for foreign terrorist organizations”? The answer is almost certainly: yes. 

How about a legal permanent resident, not a pro-Palestinian activist, expressing criticism of Trump and his administration? Would that constitute “a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles)”? Again, almost certainly: yes. 

Presumably, Trump supporters critical of the so-called Deep State — composed of U.S. government and institutions — would receive a pass. The same likely goes for MAGA thought leaders who reject some of America’s founding principles— like its opposition to monarchy. 

Continue reading BELOW the Fold as the the Felon in Chief of Amerika  continues his quest to thoroughly dismantle and destroy our democracy.