Supremacy of the Military -- both Trump and the GOP want to strengthen
the U.S. military, the most powerful in the history of the world, by increasing
spending on more ships, planes and other weaponry. Any nation that dares to go
against the wishes of America, or is suspected of posing the least threat to
this country, could find itself the next target of the U.S.
Trump wasted no time in sending U.S. Seals into Yemen, exercising this government's unauthorized power to enter other countries at will. It was intended to kill the Al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula and, instead, killed civilians and one of the Seals.
Rampant sexism -- no need to go into detail and repeat all the insults
and demeaning remarks Trump has made in relation to women except to say that we
have never had a president who so perfectly fits the description of a
misogynist/sexist.
Control over the mass media --
neither Trump nor the Republican Party has any use for the media and Trump recently
made it known that he and the media are at war. He has shown his utter disdain
for reporters, questioning their honesty and integrity; he said that the media
has known of terrorist actions in European countries but has refused to report
them. There is no doubt that he intends to try to control the media and all its
members who refuse to bow down to him.
Mixing religion and Government -- Trump wants to destroy the Johnson
Amendment which bars churches from
engaging in political activities. He is doing it to reward those many religious
conservatives who supported him in the election. The separation of church and
state must be preserved because mixing them creates a toxic brew.
Suppression of labor power -- the GOP has done everything in its power to destroy the nation's unions and has been at the side of Corporate America as it has moved millions of jobs to China and other overseas nations. Trump says he will create millions of new jobs but let's not hold our breath because that sounds like yet one more empty promise that he made to secure votes of the working class.
Disdain for intellectuals --
It's true that non-intellectuals don't get along too well with intellectuals so
it's understandable that Trump and the Republicans feel that way. We've heard Trump
saying that he likes the uneducated, no doubt because they will blindly follow
him and remain submissive and subservient.
Obsession with crime and punishment -- if America turns into a full-blown
police state it will be Trump and his Republican colleagues who will have
created it. Trump has said that a woman who has an abortion must be subject to
some kind of punishment. He has put torture back on the table and promised that
he will use water boarding and "a whole lot more" against any suspected enemy.
Rampant cronyism and corruption -- look at Trump's cabinet choices and those individuals who possess great wealth, power and influence. The GOP's major objective has been and continues to be the advancement of the interests of those at the top of the income spectrum and the masters of Corporatism who now control this Congress.
Trump and Republicans will try to do away with the Dodd-Frank legislation in order to further enrich their banker buddies and give them more latitude to use their unethical tactics and schemes to fleece the American people. The two of them also want to eliminate the Consumer Protection Act which monitors and prevents consumer abuses by these same bankers and other corporations. He and his Republican lapdogs are obsessed with de-regulation and want to remove any and all restrictions on the actions of those in the business world.
What kind of Americans, what kind of human beings are there that would have, among their key objectives, the intent to remove rules and regulations involving the air we breathe and the water we drink; those that want to eliminate government agencies like the EPA and totally dismiss the issue of climate change and warming as being nothing more than a hoax.
Involvement with fraudulent Elections -- the Republican Party in Washington and in many states has perfected the art of voter suppression that they use to prevent significant numbers of African Americans and Hispanics from casting their votes in U.S. elections. Trump keeps trying to make the case that this election was fraudulent and that he received millions of votes that were not counted. How ironic is that?
So as this horrific storm gains momentum what can, what must, the majority of American people and the Democratic Party do to defuse its fury? They need to stand up and fight and join together to rid the government of this fascist ideology. They must use every means at their disposal to come up with the ways to prevent this storm from coming down upon this country.
Americans have at their disposal 21st century communication tools to greatly aid them in this critically important endeavor. The internet and social media, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram can be utilized to mobilize thousands upon thousands of Americans to show up at protests in a short span of time.
We've witnessed the women's march on Washington, the massive protests against Trump's banning of Muslim immigrants, both signs that the people's revolution is alive and is gaining momentum. In the elections of 2016 and 2020 progressive-thinking Americans must turn out in record numbers to cast their votes and remove from power all those who follow the principles of fascism in both the White House and the Congress.
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