This is part of a nationwide campaign by Republican fascists and the larger white right to attack American democracy on the local and state level in order to facilitate Trump's return to power (or the "election" of his designated successor).
When the ever-cautious National Public Radio runs a headline that says: "Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election" you know we're in deep trouble.
The biggest battle for the survival of American democracy is before us now.
Authoritarian forces have seized control of the GOP and are committed to ending democracy in this country, replacing it with an Orba'n-like Hungary-style merger of corporate and state leadership.
January 6th is now openly viewed by Trump's followers as a rehearsal for 2024 as they fine-tune vote-counting systems and elect toadies who will bend to their will and change election outcomes the next time voters reject them.
John Hennen, professor emeritus of history at Kentucky's Morehead State University, nailed it when he said, "We must build a democratic resistance that amounts to a counter-fascist coup""
Every American who cares about freedom, self-governance and the ideal of democracy must now rise to the occasion. The upcoming elections will be political wars with stakes unlike those seen by any living citizens.
The good news is that, increasingly, both our media and elected Democrats (and former Republicans) are calling this out for what it is, a naked assault on our system of government itself.
But will it be enough? That will depend on Democratic turnout.
Professor Hennen's colleague, Brian Clardy, a Murray State University history professor emitus tells us straight up: "The Democrats have to remind people that next year and in 2024, democracy itself will be on trial."
And 21st century fascism will be there right beside it, under the "R" column on the ballot.
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