After 30 years of constant assault from the Right wing, they have finally gotten their wish. This election is basically a referendum on whether or not we get to keep this Republic, as currently constructed. And roughly half of the voters seem quite happy to buy what they are selling. In fact, the polls would have us believe DJT is leading– despite all the contrary evidence on the ground. (Early voting numbers, rally attendance, exit polls, etc all point to a Harris surprise– then the polls come out, and the Day’s Dooming begins).
So, either polls are flawed (or being willfully manipulated), or there’s a great big Silent Majority out there willing to scrap the Republic and go full-on KKK/Nazi. Not sure which of these two possibilities is the least discomforting.
On the upside, T-Bag basically had a Klan Rally in Madison Square Garden, so we’re allowed to speak the word “Nazi” and be taken seriously now, at least. For now.
I’ve thought before that a lot of these characters seem stunted, stuck in High School, so I think that Digby gets it right. To the Lesser Fascists is a case of “trying to turn all of America into one giant High School”.
Problem is, the Greater Fascists are surfing this movement towards total, absolute power (thanks to SCOTUS). And the Greater Fascists have PLANS.
no peanuts in church... 
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