• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Because he hasn’t solidified his control yet. He can’t kidnap his political opponents and lock them up. Yet. He can’t win every court case because there are still impartial judges. For now. There are still resisters in government positions. For now. Some states are still pushing back against him. For now.

    The US is in the mid-30s era of Nazi Germany. This is the Nazi playbook almost exactly. The fascist has been put into power but still needs to consolidate it and exploit it. Every day that goes by is another day that he gets closer to that, and then the true atrocities begin.