Episode 46 | The Coup Playbook
Last week, Timothy Snyder published a Substack on the five things we need to watch for in anticipation of Trump trying to manufacture a coup to prohibit November elections. While some of them may seem far-fetched, I honestly would not put anything past this administration to hold tight to power. We walk through the scenarios and give our own take. They are:
Promoting the need for a “steady hand” during wartime, which involved prolonging the war in Iran.
Bonapartism, which refers to how Napoleon used might abroad to rally support even as he crumbled freedoms at home.
Bismarckian Unification, which refers to the forced unification of outside countries while continuing to make a tiny elite powerful at home.
Fascist Sacrifice. It sounds exactly like what it is and may be the least likely scenario, but again…I wouldn’t put anything past this guy.
Exploitation of Terror, which involves drumming up fear of a real or manufactured terrorist attack on the United States. Prevention of this one relies on cooler heads prevailing, and I am wondering where those cool heads are.
It’s important that we stay aware of these plays, that we anticipate them so that we are better able to resist them. Remember: a democracy is only ever as strong as our participation in it. Stay engaged, y’all.
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