Trumpery Is Metastasizing, Infecting Democratic Elections Elsewhere

[schmidlap]

Trump and his attacks upon the democratic process, aided and abetted by his weird worshipers who perpetuate his trashing certified elections, are crapping on the will of the People and fueling mindless cynicism and paranoia.

Other authoritarian thugs are now following Trump's whine-if-you-lose philosophy. Trump has triggered an international jihad against democracy: Vilify opponents, incite cultists, and deny elections.

Echoing Trump, Brazil’s president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -President Jair Bolsonaro mingled military parades on Brazil's Independence Day with political rallies in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia on Wednesday, firing up hundreds of thousands of supporters less than a month before a heated election.​

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Opponents and legal experts criticized the far-right leader for co-opting public celebrations of Brazil's bicentennial to serve his re-election campaign, in which polls show him trailing leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of a Oct. 2 vote.​

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"Our battle is a fight between good and evil," Bolsonaro told his supporters from a sound truck in Brasilia, amid cries of "Lula, thief" and banners calling for military intervention in Brazil's Supreme Court.​

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Bolsonaro toned down his attacks against the judiciary after spending more than a year blasting the courts that run Brazilian elections, which he calls vulnerable to fraud, without citing evidence.​

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[https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...gather-for-military-parades-political-rallies]​

 

[TNHarley]

IKR? Trump started the idea of rigged elections. No one before him did it. Well, besides the millions of people that did it before him..
Great thread!

 

[Mac1958]

Trump and his attacks upon the democratic process, aided and abetted by his weird worshipers who perpetuate his trashing certified elections, are crapping on the will of the People and fueling mindless cynicism and paranoia.

Other authoritarian thugs are now following Trump's whine-if-you-lose philosophy. Trump has triggered an international jihad against democracy: Vilify opponents, incite cultists, and deny elections.

Echoing Trump, Brazil’s president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

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BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -President Jair Bolsonaro mingled military parades on Brazil's Independence Day with political rallies in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia on Wednesday, firing up hundreds of thousands of supporters less than a month before a heated election.​

​

Opponents and legal experts criticized the far-right leader for co-opting public celebrations of Brazil's bicentennial to serve his re-election campaign, in which polls show him trailing leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of a Oct. 2 vote.​

​

"Our battle is a fight between good and evil," Bolsonaro told his supporters from a sound truck in Brasilia, amid cries of "Lula, thief" and banners calling for military intervention in Brazil's Supreme Court.​

​

Bolsonaro toned down his attacks against the judiciary after spending more than a year blasting the courts that run Brazilian elections, which he calls vulnerable to fraud, without citing evidence.​

​

[https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...gather-for-military-parades-political-rallies]​

The world has seen this before: The destabilization of an existing political process by a strongman type who knows he can't win by playing by the rules.

As always, this can't be done by one person. It requires the assistance of others who are willing to sell out their country to stay close to power.

Somehow we haven't learned that this won't turn out well.

 

[midcan5]

Yes, and it appears to be world wide. 'Stongmen' covers the topic well, read it.

"Authoritarian values endorse the priority of tough security to protect the tribe against threats from outsiders, adherence to conventional group norms, and loyal obedience to tribal leaders."

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"Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK.

The danger is that populist rhetoric undermines public confidence in the legitimacy of liberal democracy while authoritarian values actively corrode its principles and practices."

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[schmidlap]

The world has seen this before: The destabilization of an existing political process by a strongman type who knows he can't win by playing by the rules.

As always, this can't be done by one person. It requires the assistance of others who are willing to sell out their country to stay close to power.

Somehow we haven't learned that this won't turn out well.

Trumpery is not unique:

Trumpery Is Metastasizing, Infecting Democratic Elections Elsewhere

Trump and his attacks upon the democratic process, aided and abetted by his weird worshipers who perpetuate his trashing certified elections, are crapping on the will of the People and fueling mindless cynicism and paranoia. Other authoritarian thugs are now following Trump's whine-if-you-lose...

www.usmessageboard.com

 

[johngaltshrugged]

I call it good news when millions or maybe billions of people worldwide wake up & finally realize their govts have been turned against them.
Many, if not most, countries in the world operate under the thinnest veneer legitimacy & legality.
Usurping the peoples choice with corrupted elections, robbing the coffers & always saying one thing while doing another with Orwellian style agendas will tend to piss off the people who just want to be left alone to make their own decisions & raise a family.

Keep poking that bear & see what happens

 

[mudwhistle]

Trump and his attacks upon the democratic process, aided and abetted by his weird worshipers who perpetuate his trashing certified elections, are crapping on the will of the People and fueling mindless cynicism and paranoia.

Other authoritarian thugs are now following Trump's whine-if-you-lose philosophy. Trump has triggered an international jihad against democracy: Vilify opponents, incite cultists, and deny elections.

Echoing Trump, Brazil’s president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

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BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -President Jair Bolsonaro mingled military parades on Brazil's Independence Day with political rallies in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia on Wednesday, firing up hundreds of thousands of supporters less than a month before a heated election.​

​

Opponents and legal experts criticized the far-right leader for co-opting public celebrations of Brazil's bicentennial to serve his re-election campaign, in which polls show him trailing leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of a Oct. 2 vote.​

​

"Our battle is a fight between good and evil," Bolsonaro told his supporters from a sound truck in Brasilia, amid cries of "Lula, thief" and banners calling for military intervention in Brazil's Supreme Court.​

​

Bolsonaro toned down his attacks against the judiciary after spending more than a year blasting the courts that run Brazilian elections, which he calls vulnerable to fraud, without citing evidence.​

​

[https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...gather-for-military-parades-political-rallies]​

You Democrats wouldn't know Democracy if it walked up to you and flashed it's tits at you.

 

[Oddball]

Another day of projection, from the least introspective gaslighting goons to ever draw a breath.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

The world has seen this before: The destabilization of an existing political process by a strongman type who knows he can't win by playing by the rules.

As always, this can't be done by one person. It requires the assistance of others who are willing to sell out their country to stay close to power.

Somehow we haven't learned that this won't turn out well.

Rules were not followed in 5 states during out last election, Democrats should lead by example

 

[Oddball]

Rules were not followed in 5 states during out last election, Democrats should lead by example

At least five states......It's only "democracy" when the left wins.

 

[schmidlap]

You Democrats wouldn't know Democracy if it walked up to you and flashed it's tits at you.

Yes, mindless vilification is an essential component of Trumpery.

Trump is truly "O Bolosonaro Do Norte!"

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[TNHarley]

ORANGE MAN BAD!

When a Violent Mob Stormed Rome's Capitol

A politician-incited, post-election riot at a Capitol, seeking to block the result of a peculiar voting system, is not news. Ancient Romans witnessed something very

www.zocalopublicsquare.org

Goddamn you people are OBSESSED

 

[odanny]

Another day of projection, from the least introspective gaslighting goons to ever draw a breath.

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Meme-boy strikes again.

More info. on Bolsonaro here:

Brazil's Bolsonaro Say's He Will Only Accept a Victory

This dude is Trump on steroids. Sadly, Trump's actions after he lost an election, and his influence on our once great democracy is being felt all over the world, as rightwing authoritarianism is growing across the world. He has run his own country in the same fashion as Trump ran this one...

www.usmessageboard.com

 

[IS_JESS_AN_ACCOUNT]

Rules were not followed in 5 states during out last election, Democrats should lead by example

Really? Show me some evidence, please! TIA

 

[schmidlap]

Really? Show me some evidence, please! TIA

When sovereign states, under Republican as well as Democratic administrations - following recounts, audits, investigations, and court challenges - fail to assign their certified electoral votes as desired, it is essential that the loser's lickspittles lie about the election without regard to credible evidence.

Of course, it is

"BULLSHIT!"
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but that is the coin of their realm.

 

[mudwhistle]

Yes, mindless vilification is an essential component of Trumpery.

Trump is truly "O Bolosonaro Do Norte!"

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Ditto.
Focusing on Trump instead of the current state of the country is something you Democrats must do to be able to function.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Yes, and it appears to be world wide. 'Stongmen' covers the topic well, read it.

"Authoritarian values endorse the priority of tough security to protect the tribe against threats from outsiders, adherence to conventional group norms, and loyal obedience to tribal leaders."

'Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian-Populism'

Cultural Backlash — Pippa Norris

www.pippanorris.com

"Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK.

The danger is that populist rhetoric undermines public confidence in the legitimacy of liberal democracy while authoritarian values actively corrode its principles and practices."

America's far-right embraces Hungary's autocratic president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed in Dallas, Texas, this week with open arms at...

www.pbs.org

'How to kill a democracy in 10 easy steps (spoiler alert: exhaust your citizens)'

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No one has yet explained what the benefit to Hungary would be if they allowed millions of middle easterners and Africans to move there.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Really? Show me some evidence, please! TIA

if you missed the first, second, and third time, not giving you another chance as you are clearly to fucking ignorant to catch on

 

[Dogmaphobe]

It is really interesting to live during a time when a strange form of mass psychosis infects untold millions of people focusing the entirety of their maniacal attention on one man and one man only.

 

[okfine]

ORANGE MAN BAD!

When a Violent Mob Stormed Rome's Capitol

A politician-incited, post-election riot at a Capitol, seeking to block the result of a peculiar voting system, is not news. Ancient Romans witnessed something very

www.zocalopublicsquare.org

Goddamn you people are OBSESSED

Obsessed is your middle name.