The Dictatorship of the Populists

On this day June 14, 2019, flag day, it has become fully evident that we, the U.S., is ever so moving  towards dictatorship. More than 1/3 of this country supports that, probably prefers it in their heart of hearts. We have the diehard Trumpians, and we have other Republicans who prefer to be loyal to their party and hence the President because Trump has been doing everything they like and want. So they are supporters as well. They believe that if they remain on his side that he will remain on theirs.

Trump's main thrust in these matters is to show that he can be a strong man like Putin, like Duterte, like populists in Europe, The UK (though there is still an EU, it is the plan by these populists to destroy the EU, Brexit being the first break). There is also Kim Jung Un. How Trump loves Kim Jung Un. And then there's China. He may seem to be doing battle with China, but there is no doubt in my mind that he loves what Xi Jinping has achieved in terms of control and is now dictator for life. (oh excuse me, President for life, as there are no more term limits). 

I am by nature a pessimist and in my pessimism I see the 2020 election not occuring. Some manufactured crisis will push Republicans and yes some Democrats will join to suspend these elections. During WWII presidential elections were not suspended nor any other elections were suspended. In fact not in any war the U.S. has been engaged in has an election been suspended. Even during the Civil War the worst it got in terms of executive control was to suspend habeas corpus.

The populist madness has taken hold in the world and its aim is chaos and destruction of whatever government claims to be "democratic" while destroying current rules of law. The laws that will eventually emerge will be in the guise of "military control" after populists will have had enough of the chaos and know they have complete control. In the U.S. the President is the Commander in Chief of military forces. That's the one part of the U.S. Constitution that will remain. There will be no need for a "Seven Days in May" attempt by the generals. The stage has been set, the actors know their lines and the audience awaits. And then where will be?