Tolerating Trump's Tyranny

THE SUPREME COURT, evidently intent on proving itself to be Trump's lap dog, has ruled that the Gestapo stye police brutality of Trump's personal police force, aka "I.C.E." may resume in Los Angeles, post haste. And, reports have it, it already has. For further proof of the reality of Trump's lap dog SCOTUS, bear in mind that the high court recently ruled that the president is above the law. It can always overrule itself if and when some damned Democrat gets elected. But for now, what Trump wants, Trump gets, no matter how many federal courts rule against him, nor how many laws they cite which he has broken. His nine lap dogs at the top of the food chain are always there, to bail him out, to make things right, for MAGA nation. Trump's blatantly illegal operation, of using the military to police the American people, is now legal, because Trump did it, and Trump, by law, can break no law, can do nothing illegal. We the American people now live in a virtual dictatorship. So far above the law is our current fuhrer that the military occupation of Washington D.C. is now beginning its second month, illegally, since the law stipulates a thirty day limit, and another illegal military invasion of a major American metropolis is all set to begin in Chicago. After that, who know? Can New York city and Newark, New Jersey be far behind? When will the stormtroopers come to your fair city? The only necessary qualification for invasion seems to be that said city be a Democratic haven, which most American cities are. As always, amazing, surreal and horrifying as is the behavior of Trump with his bizarre words, deeds, and policies, the reaction of his supporters to them is more horrorifying and amazing still. The country as a whole is against the whole thing, with the usual, somewhat predictable percentages: Forty two percent of America thinks Trump's military occupations of the nation's capitol and Chicago are just fine and dandy, and support any and all such occupations, while a large fifty eight percent majority are opposed to it. The same numbers as support and oppose Trump. One wonders what Trump supporters would have thought if Obama or Biden had done the military occupations. One wonders how enthusiastic Republicans truly are about invading America's cities with the military, or whether their approval of it is entirely based on their love, veneration of, and obedience to Trump, their iconic cult leader. Eighty five percent of Republicans support the operation. Ninety three percent of all Democrats oppsoe it. On this issue, the two parties, which are at odds with each other on nearly every issue, could hardly be more aligned against and opposed to each other. The military cannot remain in occupation of American cities forever. You hope that even Trump supporters understand and agree with this. Do Trump's advisors, if he has any, think that when the National Guard finally leaves Washington D.C. the crime rate will have been greatly reduced, and that it will remain greatly reduced forever? Or will it return to its previous level? In recent years its been going down. One might wonder how long and how much it would continue to go down, if Trump would simply leave well enough alone, and kindly refrain from using America's military, soldiers, and cities as theatrical props, stages upon which to strut and display, in the delusional fantasies of his delusional followers, his glorious god given power. If nothing else, it will be"interesting" to see precisely how much police state authoritarian fascism we the American people are willing to tolerate, before getting sick and tired of it, if we ever do, and doing what it takes to rid ourselves of it. Jefferson said that from time to time, the tree fo liberty will require the nourishment of the blood of patriots and tyrants. He also insightfully said that people generally are willing to suffer under tyrany to a great extent before rising up and fighting against it only as a last resort. Tragically, we may have a long way to go before we reach that point.