I ask because I think that after less than six months of this administration, there are already many signs pointing in that direction. In addition, the incumbent president already attempted a failed coup at the end of his previous term in office.
I ask because I think that after less than six months of this administration, there are already many signs pointing in that direction. In addition, the incumbent president already attempted a failed coup at the end of his previous term in office.
“Soon?” It already is. And it’s been fairly autocratic for the last 10+ years.
I’m not an expert in American history so I can’t tell you exactly when it started, but as long as my English was good enough to read news from the US it seems like every president has expanded presidential powers more and more.
At some point US presidents got the power to conduct wars without approval of the congress. I’d say this was the cutoff point.
The growing power of the executive branch has been a concern since around the Great Depression and WWII. What we’re seeing now is the result of that and other factors.
I’m aware.
What I am concerned about is whether undesirable citizens will soon simply “disappear,” as is the case in Russia, for example.
Corporations are already assassinating people, and they run the government.