It’s almost like Trump tried a coup to avoid leaving office the last time around.

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    Problem is that once you have a dictatorship, you don’t suddenly go back to elections and normal politics once the dictator dies — you get the dictator’s kid or friend running things.

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      Somehow I don’t think Generalissimo Eric Trump is in the cards. Probably someone more like Elon Musk or Sean Hannity. A celebrity that can rile up enough violence to overcome his or her competitors.

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      This is the point. The Secret Police have files on everyone, and the military isn’t about to hand over their weapons.

      The judges on the bench got in because they support The Man; the people collecting taxes; the teachers; everybody in government has to be replaced.

      It’s easy to make soup. It’s not so easy to unmake a soup.