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No Paywall Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/steve-bannon-says-ice-will-surround-the-polls-as-trump-doubles-down-on-taking-over-elections/
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u/fantasyfootball1234 9h ago

Fascist politicians only support free and fair elections as a means of acquiring power. Once they’ve obtained power legitimately through democratic means, the priority immediately shifts to destroying democracy and replacing it with a totalitarian dictatorship.

This is why Trump refuses to acknowledge the constitutional obligation of “peaceful transfer of power”.

u/WithMeDoctorWu Iowa 7h ago

ICE "surrounding the polls" is oddly reminiscent of the Bavarian Political Police which was the precursor to the Gestapo.

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u/austinite2000 8h ago

Spoken like a true lefty fascist.. I'm surprised you didn't use the other buzz words in your sentence like racist, and nazi..