Enemies, a Gov Story

From working the fry cooker to fantasizing about Arnold Palmer’s driver, Trump’s craziness eats up a lot of our attention. But the danger he represents is the real story. The dictator-love and ally-contempt make him a danger to world stability. And his focus on what he calls the enemy within, makes him a danger at home. “In one recent interview, Trump said that if ‘radical left lunatics’ disrupt the election, ‘it should be very easily handled by — if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military.'” (Like countless other statements and actions, I have no idea why such a threat doesn’t disqualify one from holding public office in the eyes of every American). Another “enemy” that should worry about the potential of a Trump presidency is the media. Trump’s growing threats to strip broadcast licenses send chills across industry. And of course, there are the undocumented workers (and anyone who might be mistaken for one). Timothy Snyder: Twelve Million Deportations and an Altered America. “An attempt to rapidly deport twelve million people will also change everyone else. As Trump has said, such an action will have to bring in law enforcement at all levels. Such a huge mission will effectively redefine the purpose of law enforcement: the principle is no longer to make all people feel safe, but to make some people unsafe.” (Making people feel unsafe is the primary component of the Trump campaign and it will be a primary component of his time in office if he wins.)

+ Trumpism wouldn’t be possible without the enablers. Jon Stewart provided a good overview of how Trump’s fellow party members refuse to acknowledge the threats he continually makes and argue that he’s not saying what he’s saying. (Otherwise known as Authoritarianism 101.)