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packman

(16,296 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 04:56 PM Mar 2020

Coronovirus - A virus made for the birth of a dictatorship

---The government establishes control of all aspects of a state such as the military, economy, and political
--- The leader of the government is established in a cult-like atmosphere (rallies, flags, etc.)
--- Strict controls and laws
--- Military state arises
--- Censorship with invoking deep distrust of the media
--- A leader who considers himself indispensable and incapable of making mistakes
-- -Use of terror and fear (enemies within and enemies without the borders of a country
--- Panic on a nationwide scale

Now with a crisis we have a leader who has war powers and within his powers and his party's to enforce whatever limits he wishes on society. It has happened too many times in history to be ignored. And with his admiration of dictators around the world, can we not believe this may be his end-game?

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Coronovirus - A virus made for the birth of a dictatorship (Original Post) packman Mar 2020 OP
What a novel insight. perfect for a fear stoking clickbait video without any recommendations (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #2
Wow! REC! Newest Reality Mar 2020 #3

Response to packman (Original post)

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. Wow! REC!
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:02 PM
Mar 2020

Nice to see somebody who has been paying attention and knows what Trump's ulterior motive is.

Did anybody really think he was that inept? Confidence men pray on the marks who don't get it.

I think we have seen enough actual evidence, (nationalism, scapegoating, misinformation) now to see where this is going and denial is not going to be very helpful since the pandemic will be serving to either foment or eclipse the actions to come.

Thanks!

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