Welcoming Tyranny

THERE IS A REASON why Trump chooses to govern by executive order, rather than by discussion, negotiation,and legislation. Its easier. Authoritarian government, rule by decree, is always easier than democracy, which is a large part of its appeal for many. My father, a tort lawyer, accurately said that, all in all, the best form of goverment is a benevolent dictatorship. It certainly is more effcient,neater, tidier, less messy with torrents of opinion, and argument. The more people who are involved in anything, the more difficult it is to form a complex plan and take the precise action necessary to successfully implement it. Yesterday Trump said: "I run the country, and I run the world." So there you have it. One thing about Don the Con, he never, ever tries to disguise who he really is. He jsut does his thing, which is constant lies, insults, and harmful behavior and policies, describes it in glowing terms, and vehemently denies any and all wrong doing, and he always accuses his accusers of wrong doing. The immigrants are Trump's version of HItler's Jews; a convenient scapegoat, the enemy within. The big difference, the difference which might save the United States is that there is a huge opposition movement agaisnt Trump in America, and a much smaller one in Germany against Hitler. Opposition to Trump is swelling and growing, and the more he chooses to turn liberals into his enemies the more intense the opposition becomes. In many circles it calls itself "the resistance', as ifTrump has laready acquired the authoritarian power of Hitler,which, arguably, he nearly has. But Trump is still far from being a dictator,and may he forever so, although it must be pointed out how tenuous and vague the division often is between popular sovereignty and tyrany. When a political figure starts rising to actual political power, voters whose ideology, viewpoint, and values are similar or identical enthusiastically assist, and we have repeatedly seen how willing they are to forfeit their own democatic political input to the power of an autocratic authoritarian. When democracy encounters difficult times the people tend to become restless and insistant on change, whereas they tend more readily to accept hard times under an authoritarian ruler without complaint. Trump's supporters obviously have no concern about whether Trump's actions are legal or illegal, are highly tolerate to the point of being accepting of his constant lies, and seem poised not only to accept autoritarian rule from Trump, but to welcome it. People get tired of governing, and democracies devolve into tyrannies. Many of the first u.S. citizenswanted to be ruled by a king, and wanted George Washington to be the king. He refused, and left the presidency voluntarily, setting a precdent. Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, arguably the two greatest in American history, were also the two most tyrannical. But the system and the deeply rooted democratic values of teh American people, as well as Lincoln and Roosevelt themselves, prevented presidential tyrany from taking hold. Now its Trump's turn to threaten democray. Trump, and MAGA. And one thing we know for damend sure; neither Trump nor his supporters will resist, but will instead encourage, his ascent to authoritarian tyrany. Once again we must rely on the American political system and the good will, democratic spirit, patriotism of the moral American anti-Trump majority to make sure it doesn't happen.