by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Much of what I predicted over the years — and a lot I didn’t — has happened in the short time since Trump became president again….and….nothing. No General Strike, no mass protests, nothing.
So, as of this moment, it seems as though the path is clear for Trump to become a Putin-like figure. He will transition us into a legalistic autocracy and the real question becomes who will be his successor, the one who will be president for decades to come.
I have no doubt that Trump is going to run for and win an illegal third term. That goes without saying. But he is old and he’s not going to live forever, someone, somewhere, is going to pick up the autocratic mantel. It’s probably going to be someone named Trump.
If we were still a democracy, I would say someone like AOC or Jon Stewart would have a chance to swoop in and fix a lot of the problems Trump has caused by the time 2028 rolls around. But I think our elections will no longer be free and fair and Trump will rule by decree for the most part, leaving the legislative and judiciary branches as moot.
We have to take seriously the prospect that the FBI is going to investigate and arrest AOC, Jon Stewart and anyone else who might actually have a chance against Trump in 2028, even if the elections won’t be free and fair.
So, this is it. They will come after me soon enough, I suppose, probably by pushing me out of a window.
