What a Trump Dictatorship Could Look LIke

 From Amanda Carpenter's Substack, If you can keep it, I read How it happens here - part one. She brings the results of a Trump second presidency down to practical matters.

And, remember, the planned end-game for Trump and his allies is a federal government rife with politicization. That’s the goal. The purpose of funneling so many new loyalists into positions of power is to do what Trump has promised. 

What does this look like? Some scenarios:

• Interest rates are slashed or hiked for maximum political advantage. Think: rate cuts before elections even if harmful to the economy, or increased blame on political opponents.
• FDA approvals and regulations are approved or denied based on conspiracy theories and niche, unscientifically-proven ideas. (Remember hydroxychloroquine?)
• Natural disaster funding is approved only for states and cities that voted to support the president. (Flashback.)
• Schools and universities are defunded for vaccination policies.
• Colleges and universities are investigated and fined because, according to Trump’s official campaign, they are controlled by “radical Left and Marxist maniacs.”

In short, every policy decision made by the federal government becomes subject to abuse and becomes a means to a political end.

This is how autocracy starts: by taking over the federal government and installing loyalists who are ready, willing, and eager to use all government levers to maximize political power. 

 Home owners and buyers are faced with a problem of selling and buying real estate due to interest rates - what will be like when interest rates depend on the political whimes of one man, epsecially one with a fetish for Hannibal Lecter? 

sch 8-19-24