Trump's dictator envy

[One Bad Pig]

Well, apparently you're not aware of it, but we still live in a democracy at the moment OBP. Does that give you a hint as to how knowledge stops an autocrat?

Since when have votes stopped an autocrat? You can't have things both ways, Jim. Either Trump is an autocrat, or he's subject to the rule of law (which, in our current circumstances, means he can be voted out of office or must step down after 8 years, whichever comes first).

[Littlejoe]

Well, apparently you're not aware of it, but we still live in a democracy at the moment OBP. Does that give you a hint as to how knowledge stops an autocrat?

We DON"T live in a democracy...we live in a Republic. Please at least try to make it look like you didn't sleep through Civics class.

[Terraceth]

We DON"T live in a democracy...we live in a Republic. Please at least try to make it look like you didn't sleep through Civics class.

Republics are democracies according to the modern definition of the word democracy (more specifically, a republic is a type of democracy, and in fact is nearly synonymous in a practical sense because I can't think of any present democracies in the world that aren't republics).

[Tassman]

Since when have votes stopped an autocrat? You can't have things both ways, Jim. Either Trump is an autocrat, or he's subject to the rule of law (which, in our current circumstances, means he can be voted out of office or must step down after 8 years, whichever comes first).

Hitler was voted into office. And he was left in office due partly to the population being unaware of his secret atrocities and partly because he was popular. He promised to make Germany great again.

[lilpixieofterror]

What I think is implied in my post OBP, you don't need to read my mind, just use your head. If you are ignorant of what your government is up to, which you obviously are, then you don't need guns, you need only to stop being ignorant.

[lilpixieofterror]

Hitler was voted into office. And he was left in office due partly to the population being unaware of his secret atrocities and partly because he was popular. He promised to make Germany great again.

[rogue06]

We DON"T live in a democracy...we live in a Republic. Please at least try to make it look like you didn't sleep through Civics class.

To be fair more and more schools erroneously teach that we are a democracy rather than a democratic republic.

[rogue06]

Hitler was voted into office. And he was left in office due partly to the population being unaware of his secret atrocities and partly because he was popular. He promised to make Germany great again.

Unlike Hitler, Trump made it crystal clear what sort of changes he wants to enact. There was no nebulous "hope and change" mantra minus any details.

[Cow Poke]

Unlike Hitler, Trump made it crystal clear what sort of changes he wants to enact. There was no nebulous "hope and change" mantra minus any details.

Obama had to, eventually, admit that the shovel-ready jobs weren't so much shovel-ready, even though the money was doled out...

[Charles]

Unlike Hitler, Trump made it crystal clear what sort of changes he wants to enact. There was no nebulous "hope and change" mantra minus any details.

If I remember correctly Trump separated children from their parents without a plan on how to reunite them. The consequence could be that some children will never be reunited with their parents. How many would have voted for him knowing this? I am afraid that quite many of his supporters actually would and will continue to do so.

[rogue06]

If I remember correctly Trump separated children from their parents without a plan on how to reunite them. The consequence could be that some children will never be reunited with their parents. How many would have voted for him knowing this? I am afraid that quite many of his supporters actually would and will continue to do so.

What was Obama's plan to reunite the children with their parents?

[Charles]

What was Obama's plan to reunite the children with their parents?

I think you have missed the basic definition of what an answer is. I have pointed to the whataboutobama-fallacy quite many times now. In case you need to know it I don't support him, I did not post in here when he was president and I could go on..... No need for you all to jump into the same fallacy time after time.

[JimL]

Since when have votes stopped an autocrat? You can't have things both ways, Jim. Either Trump is an autocrat, or he's subject to the rule of law (which, in our current circumstances, means he can be voted out of office or must step down after 8 years, whichever comes first).

Fascism comes in increments OBP. If you want a current example, look at Trumps autocratic buddy in Turkey. Erdogan was democratically elected just like Trump, he now rules the country with an iron fist.

[rogue06]

I think you have missed the basic definition of what an answer is. I have pointed to the whataboutobama-fallacy quite many times now. In case you need to know it I don't support him, I did not post in here when he was president and I could go on..... No need for you all to jump into the same fallacy time after time.

Sorry charles, but your blatant hypocrisy is showing. You didn't care a whit about this when Obama was doing the same thing but now suddenly seek to twist this into being all Trump's fault.

[JimL]

We DON"T live in a democracy...we live in a Republic. Please at least try to make it look like you didn't sleep through Civics class.

Please stop pretending there is some big difference.