Thomas Zimmer on Nostr: “He who saves his Country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump said yesterday. ...
“He who saves his Country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump said yesterday.
Two possible reactions:
1) Continue on the trajectory that got us here in the first place by discarding this as “just Trump being Trump”
2) Grapple in earnest with the fact that Trump asserts dictatorial power as the providential leader tasked with saving the nation.
This is acutely dangerous.
Published at
2025-02-16 13:47:02Event JSON
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