{"id":13991,"date":"2020-03-02T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=13991"},"modified":"2020-03-02T11:42:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:42:31","slug":"american-fuhrer-delusionary-dictatorial-donald-trump-is-drunk-on-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/02\/american-fuhrer-delusionary-dictatorial-donald-trump-is-drunk-on-power\/","title":{"rendered":"American Fuhrer: Delusionary, Dictatorial Donald Trump Is Drunk on Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 29, 2020 by Common Dreams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word ‘corruption’ cannot fully embrace how this insulting megalomaniac is tearing apart our country, our democratic practices, and our moral norms. Who will put a stop to this president’s corrupt rampage against the American people?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Ralph Nader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 42 Comments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Donald Trump appears at a rally on the eve before the South Carolina primary on February 28, 2020 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Trump administration is coming under increased criticism from democrats for not doing enough to prepare America for the Coronavirus. (Photo: Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delusionary, dictatorial Donald Trump is drunk on power. Trump\u2019s monarchical and lawless actions are a clear and present subversion of our Republic and its Constitution. As soon as the impeachment trial ended and Trump was acquitted by the Senate\u2019s supine Republican courtiers (except for Senator Mitt Romney), vengeance flooded Trump\u2019s fevered mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ignoring warnings from his advisors, Trump is lashing out in all directions, unleashing torrents of foul-mouthed tweets. Note with alarm how this American Fuhrer is consolidating control and using his presidential power to smash all opposition. Remember that last July Trump declared \u201cI have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.\u201d He wasn\u2019t kidding, America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Whether it is the air you breathe, the water you drink, the vehicles you ride in, or the toxins in your workplace, Trump\u2019s corporatist wrecking crew is running federal agencies into the ground.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is shocking his current appointees\u2014in addition to those who have quit or been fired in purges.  Without evidence, he is accusing the intelligence agencies and the FBI of conspiring against him! Trump has attacked both the Justice Department and Attorney General William Barr because of the sentencing recommendations by four DOJ prosecutors for convicted criminal and Trump advisor Roger Stone. Barr, a Trump toady, was shaken. Barr said it would be impossible for him to do his job if Trump kept interfering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Mark Green and I depicted in our new book\u2014Fake President: Decoding Trump’s Gaslighting, Corruption, and General Bullsh*t<\/a>\u2014 <\/em>loser Trump always retaliates against opponents by charging fraud, fakery, and crookery. Trump\u2019s intimidation of others is amplified by the media that gives no right of reply to Trump\u2019s targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is most troubling are the silences of the countervailing forces that Americans have a right to rely on to fight Trump the tyrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post acquittal, Trump has doubled down on his numerous impeachable offenses (see the Congressional Record from December 18, 2019, page H 12197<\/a>). But Democrats, who control the House, are not doubling down on their impeachment investigations. Instead, they are following orders from Speaker Pelosi and standing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump regularly attacks the judges who rule against him or dare to challenge his illegal acts. Yet there is only silence by the many judge\u2019s associations and the many bar associations. The American Bar Association, which has over 194,000 members, remains asleep. All of its members, so-called \u201cofficers of the court,\u201d are attorneys and should understand their responsibilities to uphold the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s Party has a long history of vicious voter suppression (chronicled in the new documentary, Suppressed: The Fight to Vote<\/em><\/a>, by Robert Greenwald). These anti-democratic actions should be considered serious crimes. However, the members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) are largely unprepared to protect voter rights and accurate counting of votes. Some Secretaries of State are aiding and abetting these electoral crimes. Current Georgia Governor Brian Kemp used his power as Georgia\u2019s Secretary of State to suppress black voters, cheating his way to the Governor\u2019s mansion in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is now doing what all dictators do when they take power: he is purging the civil service of any critical voices of those who simply want to do their jobs. These civil servants made the \u201cmistake\u201d of enforcing health and safety laws that the supreme leader wanted to go unenforced to benefit the President\u2019s big corporate buddies and donors. The government employee unions are not doing enough to fight back and explain what Trump the tyrant is doing to harm people\u2014Trump voters and anti-Trump voters alike. Trump and his cronies are making America more dangerous again by scuttling protections that reduce deaths, injuries, and illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it is the air you breathe, the water you drink, the vehicles you ride in, or the toxins in your workplace, Trump\u2019s corporatist wrecking crew is running federal agencies into the ground. While corporate outlaws fill Trump\u2019s coffers and hotels with riches, he gives them huge tax escapes and starves infrastructure. The word \u201ccorruption\u201d cannot fully embrace how this insulting megalomaniac is tearing apart our country, our democratic practices, and our moral norms. Protections for children, the elderly, veterans and workers are all on Trump\u2019s chopping block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The word ‘corruption’ cannot fully embrace how this insulting megalomaniac is tearing apart our country, our democratic practices, and our moral norms. Protections for children, the elderly, veterans and workers are all on Trump\u2019s chopping block.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who will stand up to this horrible bully who is intent on rolling back America\u2019s gains and the anti-monarchy purpose of the American Revolution itself? Some in the media will sound the alarm. Sensing this threat, Trump interfered with government procurement to tilt a large contract away from Amazon because Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, <\/em>which has run many articles about Trump\u2019s rampage. Trump\u2019s Republican campaign committee just filed a loser suit against The New York Times<\/em>. Whether Trump wins or loses, the intimidation of the media is his goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These tactics are working on Chairman Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, according to former Fed insiders. As a result, the Federal Reserve has stayed committed to lowering interest rates to the detriment of savers. Intimidation is also working on the House of Representatives Democrats, who abhor the lives ruined by the savage sexual predator. Sadly, these lawmakers are not demanding a House Judiciary investigation of Trump\u2019s treatment of women. Credible tort lawsuits are being delayed by Trump\u2019s lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cowardly silence of Barack Obama is the most stunning. In his extraordinary new book, The Triumph of Doubt, <\/em>that names names, former head of Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA), Dr. David Michaels, documents \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s desire to reverse anything the Obama administration did\u2014if Obama supported it, Trump would do the opposite no matter what the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results are more mercury and diesel particulates in your lungs, more deadly methane accelerating climate disruption, and more coal ash for your children to breathe. Trump\u2019s administration is even failing to adequately invest in medical science, which could save you. Until the coronavirus came along, Trump demanded serious funding cuts for the Centers for Disease Control; these funding cuts were thwarted by Congress. Even more damning, the Trump administration fired the U.S. pandemic response team<\/a> to save money! The CDC\u2019s annual budget is equal to a mere three days spending by the Pentagon, whose budget Trump bloats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So where is Obama? Critiquing music, making movies, attending NBA all-star festivities, and readying for March Madness. Obama is thoroughly enjoying himself. What about also using his high political poll ratings and his massive Twitter following (which is far larger than Trump\u2019s) to combat Trump\u2019s actions? If not for the wellbeing of the American people, Obama should at least want to protect his legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Obama remains so carefree in the critical months before November, he will need a sign beside the exhibits to be displayed at his forthcoming presidential library: REPEALED BY TRUMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ralph<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ralph Nader<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. His latest books include:\u00a0To the Ramparts: How Bush and Obama Paved the Way for the Trump Presidency, and Why It Isn\u2019t Too Late to Reverse Course<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>How the Rats Re-Formed the Congress<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Breaking Through Power: It’s easier than we think<\/a>, and\u00a0Animal Envy:\u00a0A Fable<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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