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muriel_volestrangler

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3. A Trump Reichstag Fire moment

Reply to SunSeeker (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 04:02 AM

Aug 6

A bit of criminality happens, and he tries to use it as an excuse to seize power and abolish democracy.

(I was looking for the right adjective before "Reichstag"; I wondered about "dime store" or "knock-off", but, thinking about it, "Trump" itself works there - "Trump University", "Trump Steaks", "Trump Casino", "Trump Wine" etc. "Trump presidency", for that matter.)

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