Trump promised to raid Chicago on Tuesday yet I have seen a single news story about this since it was first brought up Sunday. It is now Wednesday. So did they do it or was it just more hot air from Trump and co?

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    20 hours ago

    I am well aware. But you can see how this turns into an excuse for Red Shirts, Committees of Public Safety and the like?

    “We just can’t keep this under control! Sign up at your local MAGA office to help save the country!”

    This shit is nearly as old as human civilization.

    • Machinist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      It’s totally possible. Like, historically the parallels are spooky.

      I don’t have a good feel for the likelihood yet, too early. We may end up with camps, we may just have another four years of slide into shit before the next possible crisis.

      • laranis@lemmy.zip
        1·
        2 hours ago

        I believe there will be at least one camp and at least some people rounded up. Sort of how some pieces of the wall were erected so they could take photos and claim they’ve done something. I also think, like the walls, there will be for-profit companies that will eagerly build infrastructure that (hopefully) never gets used.

        On more thought… I would consider upgrading your description of the historical parallels from spooky to fucking terrifying.