In these rough hours of American history where we have a Mad King, who is about making up fake national emergencies, in which he plans to give a national address in just a couple hours from the time that I am typing this.
Laughing at the stupid side of Donald Trump has been a way for people like to me cope with the reality that this man is currently the president of the United States of America.
Like this Vanity Fair article that points out that Donald Trump is too dumb to understand that a government shutdown, is in fact, a government shutdown:
But Donald Trump's address could have serious and dark implications.
"Whether or not these actions will be determined to be criminal, they destroy the president’s narrative," writes Cody Fenwick of AlterNet. "Though Trump has repeatedly said there was 'no collusion' with regard to the Russia investigation, these revelations fit the definition of 'collusion' perfectly. Manafort was secretly coordinating with Kilimnik, and kept that fact hidden even when pressed on the issue under criminal penalty."
That is why film director Michael Moore is warning Trump's address is a distraction to get us from looking over at the wall debate, and not the Manafort revelations which Moore theorizes Trump may of had an idea that this was coming:
Michael Moore than warned that Trump is "an autocrat who's been itching for a 'national emergency.'"
"Trump has long signaled his disdain for the concepts of limited presidential power and democratic rule," writes Elizabeth Goitein for The Atlantic.
"During his 2016 campaign, he praised murderous dictators. He declared that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would be in jail if he were president, goading crowds into frenzied chants of 'Lock her up.' He hinted that he might not accept an electoral loss. As democracies around the world slide into autocracy, and nationalism and antidemocratic sentiment are on vivid display among segments of the American populace, Trump’s evident hostility to key elements of liberal democracy cannot be dismissed as mere bluster."
Elizabeth Goitein also writes about the level of power Trump could gain if he were to declare a national emergency:
"The moment the president declares a 'national emergency'—a decision that is entirely within his discretion—more than 100 special provisions become available to him. While many of these tee up reasonable responses to genuine emergencies, some appear dangerously suited to a leader bent on amassing or retaining power. For instance, the president can, with the flick of his pen, activate laws allowing him to shut down many kinds of electronic communications inside the United States or freeze Americans’ bank accounts. Other powers are available even without a declaration of emergency, including laws that allow the president to deploy troops inside the country to subdue domestic unrest."
This blog was done before the address, but Michael Moore is not being hyperbolic to warn of Trump's autocratic tendencies, like the examples that were laid out by Elizabeth Goitein.
It's not to say that Donald Trump will make the move for a coup, or that he will be successful if he actually had the audacity to try such a move.
But with Donald Trump's mode of thinking, along with the Manafort news, who the hell knows.
All I do know, is that I just hope his address is a complete debacle....
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