Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Sunday, September 08, 2024

Mehdi Hasan Warns Of Trump Plan That Should ‘Terrify’ Americans Ahead Of 2024

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan called Donald Trump’s lead in a new poll a “danger” to American democracy.

Trump, he pointed out, has vowed that a second administration would be even more extreme than his first, signaling he would sic the Justice Department on political rivals and the U.S. military on protesters.

“These are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us,” Hasan said on MSNBC Sunday night. 

Hasan proceeded to look not just at Trump’s “radical agenda” itself, but at the extremists he would bring into his new administration to carry out those plans “without any adults in the room.”

Some are names known to many Americans, such as right-wing video host Tucker Carlson, who has been floated as Trump’s vice presidential pick. Hasan called Carlson “too bigoted even for Fox,” which dumped him earlier this year. 

Others might be less well-known ― but every bit as extreme.

“We cannot overlook what’s taking shape right before our very eyes,” Hasan warned. “A second Trump term filled with an extremist far-right army of ultra-loyalists and total sycophants with little regard for the Constitution, which will be beyond anything we’ve ever seen in modern American history.”

Original Article
Source: huffpost.com/
Author: Ed Mazza

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