It Can Happen Here(totalitarianism?)

getpocket.com ^ | 6/27/2018 | Cass R. Sunstein

[rktman]

Liberal democracy has enjoyed much better days. Vladimir Putin has entrenched authoritarian rule and is firmly in charge of a resurgent Russia. In global influence, China may have surpassed the United States, and Chinese president Xi Jinping is now empowered to remain in office indefinitely. In light of recent turns toward authoritarianism in Turkey, Poland, Hungary, and the Philippines, there is widespread talk of a “democratic recession.” In the United States, President Donald Trump may not be sufficiently committed to constitutional principles of democratic government.

[rktman]

Older piece that didn't pop in search. Consider the author and his hate for PDJT. His wishes may be coming true but from a different source than he imagined 2 years ago. Hey cass-----fah Q.

[DarthVader]

As a necessity to deal with traitorous domestic enemies!

[rktman]

I swore an oath to do that once upon a time and far far away.

[arthurus]

DJT is sufficiently committed. he does not have control of all the necessary systems yet. The Republic cannot be restored without abolishing nearly ALL the Departments, Bureaus, Agencies, etc. and simply setting ALL their employes loose to make what they can in the real world of the Market. Only the initial four Cabinet Departments should be kept with NONE of the functions of the abolished entities to be “rolled in” to the four.

[DarthVader]

He has the muscle he needs to make it happen.

[DarthVader]

+10000!!

[SquarePants]

An opinion about commitment to Constitutionalism from Cass effing Sunstein? No thank you!

[Pollard]

Obama’s most powerful Czar.

[snoopy 'n linus]

It Can’t Happen Here : Sinclair Lewis famous 85 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here

[EinNYC]

I refuse to waste my time reading anything from Cass Sunstein. He is a hard left radical who hates democracy, hates Donald Trump, and would like to see all of us under the heel of a fascist government. He can drop dead.

[ChildOfThe60s]

it would be foolish to ignore the risks that Trump and his administration pose to established norms and institutions, which help preserve both order and liberty.

This is journalism? Warnings about Trump from would be despots?

[P.O.E.]

Whooooo could imagine...
That they would freak out....
In Minnesota

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svdrAHn_LGo

(Mothers of Invention)

[elcid1970]

Cass Sunstein is a YUGE totalitarian who holds that “the masses” don’t know what’s good for them and must be forcefully led.

Look up his views on gun control.

[SuperLuminal]

Another stupid misleading title!
Another article announcing that the Earth "may" not be flat...
Where have these jokers been for the past 60 years?

[Dick Bachert]

“THE KILLING FIELDS”
We first saw the film in 1987. It’s been stuck in my alleged brain since and I wanted to see it again...especially now!
It can be seen at the link below. I downloaded it and added it to my collection. If you have never seen it, I urge you to do so.
As you watch, the most dangerous words in ANY language may run thru your head. Then ask if you ever thought we’d see gangs of little communists running through city streets destroying property and assaulting citizens as some of them took control of 6 square blocks of Seattle while issuing demands to the local government?
Also note how the tyrant employs the nation’s youth. Look familiar??
Oh yes: The most dangerous words?
WHY THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE!
https://www.bitchute.com/video/fzyeGPvMFjsg/

[SkyPilot]

DJT is sufficiently committed. he does not have control of all the necessary systems yet. The Republic cannot be restored without abolishing nearly ALL the Departments, Bureaus, Agencies, etc. and simply setting ALL their employes loose to make what they can in the real world of the Market. Only the initial four Cabinet Departments should be kept with NONE of the functions of the abolished entities to be “rolled in” to the four.

None of that will happen.

After nearly 4 years of waiting for the "trap to be sprung" to finally ensnare the Deep State, the coup plotters, and the D.C. criminals, it is now apparent that we may never hold them accountable.

Trump is a fighter, and I applaud him. However, he has been largely outmaneuvered.

The COVID tyranny and the insurrection are but the latest victories of the globalists, the Democrats, and the Deep State.

Epstein's "suicide", the failure of Barr to do much beyond make empty promises and blowhard speeches, and the realization that our "justice" system is completely infested with vermin should be obvious to everyone by now.

Trump has succeeded in areas by sheer will (progress on the wall, defeat of ISIS), but in the latest battle, he is reduced to tweeting threats to Democrat mayors and governors (that he doesn't act on).

Some people hang on and dissect every news tidbit from the Flynn escapade, or some leak about FISA "bringing down the house!", or this or that. But everything promised never comes to fruition. Meanwhile, the Deep State will move onto it's next battle, for which we will find ourselves wholly unprepared and shell shocked.

[griswold3]

And blame it all on Trump or the villain of the day.
The nazism Cass writes about in his essay is Socialism. Is the head fake intentional or do they really believe there is no connection?
I wish I could have gotten my German mother (1920BD) to talk more

[nonsporting]

“.. must be stooped IMMEDIATELY”

The president has the authority and responsibility to “stoop” this insurrection now.

[backwoods-engineer]

Didn’t Sunstein write a book called Nudge, in which he proposes thousands of little laws to get people to move toward communism?

[rktman]

Nah, just ‘casshole’ sunsteens musings since he thinks he’s important and stuff. Of course that was 2 years ago. He’s probably firmly entrenched in some job paying YUGE money now.