Irony by the trumplicans, at its finest.

Given that Trump kept pushing the envelope even though he lost several cases, why wouldn't he just ignore the Supreme Court? Presidents have done that in the past and a substantial amount of Americans would have supported his actions (including many on this forum!) The Court would just be labeled as "illegitimate" and that would be that.

You give our nation too much credit. We're a large country and there are enough people where even a very small minority can overwhelm law enforcement, the national guard, etc. with ease. I think if you have the right people in the right places, a coup would be fairly easy to execute in this country. Honestly, the biggest deterrent is that being President is such a shit job. Someone with dictatorial tendencies has many other opportunities they can pursue that are more lucrative, abusive, etc.

A better alternative.


I really don't think it's as easy as that. Sure, if you have loyalists in a few key places, you can stage a coup and declare yourself president/king for a day or maybe a week. But pulling off a lasting coup - I really don't think that's easy at all. You would need to have the support of the military to do that, and of at least ~40-45% of the people too.

I give the nation the credit its due. We're at risk of fracturing, we're not already there. We're not vulnerable to a coup, but we're not immune to it. Trump wasn't a direct commander of a standing army like Lincoln was, he simply didn't have the force required to channel ex parte merryman. Coups require legitimacy above all else, there's a reason that historical despots placed such inordinate focus on claimed birthrights and successions. If some pretender to the throne besieged D.C. and seized the capitol, the rest of the nation wouldn't regard them as a valid monarch. The whole of congress could get machine gunned tomorrow by the Gildeadean revolutionaries, and in a years time we'd be holding special elections for new ones. They're just replaceable bureaucrats.

Trump never had the means to cling to power and he never tried it. He can bluster all day long and throw tantrums and bawl his eyes out, our democracy was never placed into existential danger by his petty rhetoric.
Not the same for the Biden regime and Merrick Garland toying with the toolkit of despots. Its fire in the hands of arsonists.

Given the current mood, I don't think that the person exists. When you look at all the candidates and what each candidate brings to the table, Trump is simply the best by a large margin. Even if this magic candidate (or candidates) existed, can you really trust GOP voters to VOTE for that better alternative? Weren't there about 20 better alternatives in 2016? Lastly, that candidate will be attacked by Trump. Can they withstand the attack? I think one possible window of a Trump failure is if he announces a run before the midterms and the Dems end up with a trifecta because of it. Even then, Trump is an EXCELLENT campaigner and would probably be able to hold onto just enough support to win the primary.

IMO, a lasting coup requires one of two things:
1) Quick stability to ensure that the people on the sidelines don't really care all that much
2) The ability to crush the opposition when they openly rebel.

I could see either one happening in America.

to bad you have me blocked. things people will do to protect their world preference. election fraud is obvious.......

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No, I genuinely don't think so. Cruz and JEB! would have been crushed in the general. As would Carson, Paul, Huckabee and Santorum. Christie was scandal-plague and would have been defined over it by Democrats. Rubio and Kasich might have won because Hillary was that detested, but I can also easily see their popular vote margin ending at +/-1% while losing the EC.

The 2016 GOP field was quite weak if we're being honest, which is the reason why an outsider like Trump was able to waltz in and wipe the floor with all of them in the first place. And Trump's coalition was super efficient in the EC while that of e.g. Romney was at a distinct disadvantage. All in all, Trump was probably the strongest candidate from this field.



With how hyperpolarized America is, I don't see 1) happening, and considering how armed and unruly Americans are, I also cannot see 2) happening easily. I can only imagine a successful coup if the coupists have the full support of the military.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Aug 9 2022 02:51am

that is funny



tell it to Burn Loot and Murder watch them laugh at you



meh bullchit bich ass lying fraud democrats screeched for years trump stole 2016

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