Donald Trump and his demons: Why the assault on democracy will get worse
Authoritarians never joke. Donald Trump's threats of violence should warn us what's coming after impeachment
Donald Trump is an authoritarian and an autocrat. For him and others of such ilk, violence is political currency in the form of raw power. Autocrats and authoritarians such as Trump are de facto crime bosses who just happen to be leaders of their respective countries.
As such, Donald Trump uses violence in an effort to intimidate his enemies and control the public. Trump also uses violence to control his allies, servants and other supporters.
The most recent examples:
One of Trump's enforcers allegedly threatened any Republicans who dare to want an honest impeachment trial: "Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike."
On Sunday, Trump himself, enraged over his impeachment,
threatened House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff on Twitter: "Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!"
Paula White,
Trump's "spiritual adviser" and a prominent Christian hustler, has claimed that Democrats, liberals and
others who oppose Trump are possessed by the devil and demonic forces.
In a video released on Friday (originally recorded at a Jan. 5 sermon) White even went so far as to use magical enchantments,
calling for those who oppose Donald Trump ("satanic forces") to have their babies die in the womb.
More:
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/28/do...-why-the-assault-on-democracy-will-get-worse/