Soon after becoming chancellor, the Nazis began insinuating their one-party state into commerce, punishing businesses they deemed insufficiently cooperative. Also this week, Trump went after Nordstrom in revenge for the department store chain's decision to stop carrying his daughter Ivanka's clothing line. Trump Administration chief propagandist Sean Spicer defended the president's bizarre comments, declaring Nordstrom's decision "an attack on his daughter."
Should I stay or should I go?
Like porn, we'll know The Moment Everything Changed when we see it.
The arrest of a politician would be such a moment. As would a "temporary" suspension of civil rights, even/especially if it followed the inevitable next terrorist attack.
I don't have much use for the reliably impotent corporate news media -- indeed, Trump's win is largely their fault -- but as a look-out-this-is-getting-really-real moment, Trump's relentless beating up on the press makes me incredibly nervous. What will this guy do when the new Left gears up with big-ass protests later this year? Isolated from the rallies from whence he drew his strength, Boy Trump in the Beltway Bubble spells trouble; look for The Donald to wallow in paranoia so deep and dark that even Richard Nixon wouldn't be able to relate. There he'll be, surrounded by Steve Bannon and his other pet fascists -- no one talking stay calm and carry on, everyone around him egging him on as he lashes out.
If you're not scared, you're not paying attention. Then again, maybe it's not as necessary for you to watch the signs as it is for me.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
3
2
2
