Everyone sees a lot of their shit. That doesn't necessarily equate to actual action.
Not 'everyone'. In fact, most people are not persuaded that the past election was rigged by 'massive fraud', and neither am I. Put it this way. Right now, the regime has legitimacy in the eyes of most people. If it became openly authoritarian and fraudulent, it would lose this legitimacy and the fig-leaf that it is supposedly 'democratic'.
Would that be progress or not?
They called the Taliban: "our partners in Afghanistan" after we were routed. Yes, mask off moments help, but more of them help, rather than the severity of the moments.
Well, they have no qualms about allying with Nazis or Al Qaeda, so are you really surprised?
I still expect to see a mass casualty incident in America from the regime. I literally mean: machine-gunning unarmed protesters in the street.
I do not expect that, for the sole reason that it would create more backlash than it's worth. Protesters on the right are achieving absolutely nothing. Why ruin that?
I still expect 100% of the MSM to publicly endorse it. I still expect tons of people on Twitter to celebrate it
If it were to happen, this will undoubtedly be the case. But they will not be able to spin their way out of that. Regimes have done such things in even more authoritarian states than the US or its petty vassals in Europe, and while you are not familiar with such things, once the regime starts murdering its subjects in the streets... something snaps in the population.
They may not leave the next day. But like I said, it loses so much legitimacy that it's not worth it to them. Why do you think even the Chinese are not machine gunning protesters in Hong Kong, even though these are the real threat to the regime that right-wing protesters never are?
It's why I don't suggest any Republican protest in DC under any circumstance. I am fully expecting a mass murder by the CHP.
If you did, then you should encourage them with the warning that this might happen. Because it would undoubtedly be harmful to the regime. Though I don't know what the CHP are.
Not even drone strikes on American citizens in the US are out of the question,
Well... those happened in the past, didn't they? You are not a citizen, you are a subject.
Not 'everyone'. In fact, most people are not persuaded that the past election was rigged by 'massive fraud', and neither am I. Put it this way. Right now, the regime has legitimacy in the eyes of most people. If it became openly authoritarian and fraudulent, it would lose this legitimacy and the fig-leaf that it is supposedly 'democratic'.
Would that be progress or not?
Well, they have no qualms about allying with Nazis or Al Qaeda, so are you really surprised?
I do not expect that, for the sole reason that it would create more backlash than it's worth. Protesters on the right are achieving absolutely nothing. Why ruin that?
If it were to happen, this will undoubtedly be the case. But they will not be able to spin their way out of that. Regimes have done such things in even more authoritarian states than the US or its petty vassals in Europe, and while you are not familiar with such things, once the regime starts murdering its subjects in the streets... something snaps in the population.
They may not leave the next day. But like I said, it loses so much legitimacy that it's not worth it to them. Why do you think even the Chinese are not machine gunning protesters in Hong Kong, even though these are the real threat to the regime that right-wing protesters never are?
If you did, then you should encourage them with the warning that this might happen. Because it would undoubtedly be harmful to the regime. Though I don't know what the CHP are.
Well... those happened in the past, didn't they? You are not a citizen, you are a subject.