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struggle4progress

(124,889 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:39 PM Oct 6

Very close to an Autocracy

MSNBC
Oct 6, 2025

President Trump is escalating the use of the military in cities across the country. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Reverend Al Sharpton and Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast.

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Very close to an Autocracy (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 6 OP

Did Ari actually say "very close"?? ancianita Oct 6 #1

It's a half assed autocracy as expected. Like everything Klarkashton Oct 6 #2

It's a dictatorship right now. GoodRaisin Tuesday #3

ancianita

(42,298 posts)

1. Did Ari actually say "very close"??

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:45 PM

Oct 6

If I'd heard that I would have yelled at him about how wrong his take on it is.

Klarkashton

(4,314 posts)

2. It's a half assed autocracy as expected. Like everything

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:45 PM

Oct 6

That stupid bastard does..it's being propped up by his half asses employees in the congress.

As expected.

GoodRaisin

(10,581 posts)

3. It's a dictatorship right now.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:07 AM

Tuesday

It can still get much worse, but it’s time everyone started referring to him as the American dictator because that is exactly what he is.

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