What we saw happen today is what we call a purge. It’s what dictators do to consolidate power, punish disloyalty, and intimidate future opposition. The Republican party has been dismantled and rebuilt as a party of personal loyalty to Trump. A man who pardons war criminals and human-rights violators and fires anyone who speaks up.
We are in dangerous times. Even a cursory study of history makes that clear. If you like his politics that’s one thing; but replacing everyone in the government with people who are personally loyal and obedient to a person rather than the principles of democracy can only end badly.
Please take a moment to reflect on how you would truly feel if you watched these events and the party labels attached to the participants were reversed.
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Crossposted from Facebook.