Trump bedroht Chicago mit apokalyptischer Kraft und Pritzker nennt ihn einen „Möchtegern -Diktator“

I think we’re well past the „wannabe“ part.

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Getting some serious Greg Stillson vibes from Trump. The missiles are flying. Hallelujah … hallelujah.

How does one *not* interpret that as the threat of harm against his own civilians that it is?

These measures aren’t intended to „reduce crime,“ they’re intended to occupy areas of the country where Trump’s political opposition is most prevalent. Where federalized troops can „crackdown“ on protestors and dissidents.

And this is all while Republican governors of their own statistically high crime states are sending troops to D.C. to bolster Trump’s authoritarian takeover of US cities. but at the same time, these Republicans are hesitant to ask Trump to send the military into *their* cities.

And like every other draconian policy of this administration, these actions do absolutely nothing to address the underlying issues and contributing factors to crime.

Mobilizing and sending the military into densely populated cities does not even begin to remotely address the socioeconomic components; the lack of community support structures; the problems with law enforcement; the systemic injustices within our legal system; the dismantling of social safety nets for the poor and underprivileged; the historical neglect of marginalized groups and the segregationist policies that continue to impact vulnerable, minority communities to this day—which are all factors that predominantly influence crime rates.

Outside of being an effort to centralize authoritarian control over democrat-run cities, this is a political stunt meant to produce the *illusion* of safety

And as elections roll around, there’s always the strong likelihood that Trump will use this military presence to suppress the vote in urban areas.

„Law and order“ has been a conservative dog whistle for decades, and we know that Trump and MAGA don’t care all that sincerely about the law because they believe they are above it—that the law applies disproportionately to their „enemies“ and not to them.

Now, before Republicans begin whitewashing history related to the political realignment of the mid to late 20th century, I feel like I have to go off on a brief historical tangent:

Starting with how Republicans employed „the southern strategy“ in the 1960s to draw white, southern conservative voters to the party who felt alienated and disarmed by civil rights movements and desegregation policies. The strategy also succeeded at inciting racial tensions and merging conservative and religious „values.“

The strategy proved very effective.

By the 1980s, a new conservative movement had formed. Over the course of two decades, political figures like George Wallace, Barry Goldwater, William Rehnquist, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan of course, used „Law and Order,“ „tough on crime“ rhetoric and campaign talking points to engage with aggrieved white conservatives in the south. This language was riddled with dog whistles meant to inflame racial tensions and indoctrinate conservatives with fears of racial violence, desegregation, and black crime in their neighborhoods

Out of this movement also emerged the „moral majority,“ and a Christian fundamentalist revival that drew more and more conservatives to the Republican party; turning Christians into a political force for the right.

They also attracted white conservatives to the party by appealing to their grievances around how these deep societal changes were challenging the structural norms, myths, ideologies and hierarchies of a pre racial America and its dominant white culture.

The Conservative party today has deep roots in this movement and has grown increasingly more ethnocentrist as a result.

Today, their law and order rhetoric is rife with thinly veiled dog whistles meant to incite hostility towards minorities, immigrants and marginalized groups. It’s also used to justify their blatant, authoritarian policies. To them, „law and order“ means punishing their enemies.

Their obsession with crime and punishment is reflected in their support for these efforts that federalize troops and police to „crackdown“ on political dissidents, in their militarization of domestic policy, in their weaponization of the DOJ, in their disregard for the basic constitutional rights of the people they target and detain, in Trump’s attacks on law firms and judges, and in his reprimand of anyone who has ever tried to hold him accountable, among other things of course.

The cognitive dissonance really is astounding. While Trump and his supporters are demanding that he receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his feckless efforts at „negotiating“ an imaginary peace around the world, he is simultaneously waging war against the American people—people he is meant to protect as president.

These tactics are taken straight from the fascist playbook. Including the current use of divisive rhetoric from Trump and his allies who are trying desperately to justify the future occupation of cities like Chicago by stigmatizing and scapegoating minorities and immigrations and by spreading fearmongering messaging. It’s likely that they will not stop until every so-called „blue city“ is under their occupation.

So he’s threatening to wage war on an American city, after having proven that he’s willing to do it.

Hey, remember when they tried to impeach Joe Biden for potentially benefiting from his son’s potentially shady business dealings? Surely they will take action on this much more severe actual crime.

Nothing like threatening war on American cities. This is totally not normal behavior people. We don’t go to war with our own citizens.

Nothing „wannabe“ about that at this point…

Pritzker has a responsibility to mobilize the state national guard to stop the occupation and terrorization of the city

Chicago needs its own private army to fight off whatever troops Trump orders in.  Obama should lead them, he needs to defend his city.

He’s a full on dictator and his GOP Republikklansmen are goose stepping along

A traitor against our country.

I’ll never be able to comprehend that one of the worst human beings ever got elected TWICE.

Lol gg America

On the other hand, Trump is a pedophile. Actually that’s on both hands.

Trump is a weak, petty little man, and Chicago will humiliate him once again.