This annoyed me so much I thought I ought to share the love.

Trump wants all Muslims gone. All Latinos gone. Blacks are “too stupid to vote for him.” Women are playthings to him. Unless you’re a white male, preferably a rich one, you are beneath him. His racism is blatant and his ascension to the highest office in the land is a signal that racism is ok and to act upon it is even better. I know he walked back on it later, but when talking about this caravan of people walking thru Mexico to the US, he actually said yesterday that if they throw rocks at our troops, our troops have permission to shoot them. He hoped it didn’t happen, but it would be ok to combat a rock thrower with a machine gun. Just to keep those dirty Mexicans out. He’s deploying 15,000 active troops WITHIN OUR OWN BORDER. What happens when this “emergency “ goes away? What other “emergency” will pop up that requires our active military to be deployed within our borders? With the divisiveness that he keeps stoking, how long will it be before political opposition gets visits from the military? Or even worse these “hometown militias.”

Discredit the press - check

Discredit the security services - check

Discredit the electoral process - check

Moot removing the two term limit - check

Prep the Amendment 2 brigade - check.

Couple that with increased racism and segregation and you have:

A dangerous man who will not leave regardless of win or lose, will get his supporters in line because he has them disbelieving everything his opponents say, and calling on idiots with guns to protect him as he refuses to leave.

When I first said this I was laughed at. It's looking more and more likely

You're telling me Trump is going to impose emergency rule?  I don't see it.

Recall that Germany started in... well, Germany. Trump and the Republicans have to consolidate their hold in the U.S. first.

As for most of your other points, all I can say is... YET. Trump's had less than two years to establish his rule. I fear we are in the middle of horrific events that might need to be viewed externally for a proper perspective.

And buddy, don't I ony wish that I'm wrong!

I cast my ballot a couple of days ago. Other than the very important gubernatorial, congress and state races there are a couple of serious proposals in my state.

Prop 2- End gerrymandering. As important as anything I can think of to get this democracy thing right.

Prop 3- Make it easier to vote. Automatic registering when renewing license, no restrictions to get an absentee ballot.

As for the election, I fear that the American populace that bothers to vote won't make the smart choice here.

Yes Neil, each State.

In simple terms ,whichever party controls the state gets to draw the districts up. So you can see the obvious outcomes.

If the prop passes in MI, the Secretary of State will randomly pick 13 registered voters. Four from each major party and 5 unaffiliated voters, to redraw the districts.