Hey, Reddit, for The Atlantic’s January/February issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. The issue examines the effects of a possible second Trump term on the health of democracy, rule of law, corruption, foreign policy, immigration, extremism, science, climate, culture, journalism, and more. “Over time, the shock of Trump’s rhetoric has worn off,” David wrote in his essay, “making it easy to miss the fact that his message has grown even darker.”
Trump continues to be the prohibitive favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination, clearing the field of all candidates except Nikki Haley, who has trailed him in the primaries so far. As political reporters for The Atlantic, we have covered his first presidency, his time out of office, his new campaign, his GOP opponents, and the Republican response to his continued domination over the party, both in Washington, D.C., and across the country.
You can read the full January/February issue, “If Trump Wins,” here: https://theatln.tc/apmxgDeg
Proof: https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1755655484067959249
by theatlantic
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If trump is such a danger then why don’t the dems appeal to more voters? Are they stupid?
Could other countries cut off diplomatic relations if Trump is found to have abandoned democracy?
He’s threatened to weaponize the DoJ and start political prosecutions.
Do you think that happens? Or do you think there’s a DoJ revolt big enough to stop him? Would you think there’s any limit to the degree to which the rest of the GOP goes along with it, or do they find a point where they’re unwilling to refashion the government so completely?
In your unbiased opinion. What tax increases will be realistic and what classes will it affect the most?
Trump let us know all about his antagonism toward the deep state during his first term, but there are now rumors that the establishment Republicans are planning to back a purge of bureaucrats from government agencies. Can you tell us anything about this?
Can he really pull us out of NATO or refuse to respond to a potential Article 5 and ruin pir relations with the EU?
Why keep writing shit like this? You’re wasting space and time when the clear message should be “don’t vote for this asshole.” The media has failed us all, majorly, by continuing to give this asshole exactly what he wants: sunlight.
My greatest fear is a razor-thin margin of victory for Biden, a la Bush v. Gore.
Do you believe that, if the above hypothetical situation comes to fruition, Trump will abandon what little self-control he has and attempt to turn the country against itself in earnest or will we simply see another largely litigious battle as we saw in 2020? Is this even predictable?
Is Plan 2025 likely to be systematically implemented? If that is attempted, is it likely to succeed?
Will Trump gracefully leave as POTUS in 2029 when it’s his time to leave office?
Yes, it will be bad. Yes, the remedy is to vote so it never happens.
However, if it does happen we need a handbook for how to get by in a fascist society. **Do you have any practical, actionable advice for people if we actually end up in this situation?**
How to conceal political leanings from informants, what you can do to protect your family, what parts of the new Party State it’s important to engage with and what parts to avoid. Is there documentation we should be getting ahold of before it’s purged? For those who fall into the category of absolute undesirables, what options do they have for fleeing the country and what are the timelines like?
I feel like there are some lessons from the 1930s that could be very useful to review here.
With his talk of being a dictator, praising dictators and their methods, invoking marshal law, silencing opposition, jailing and executing opponents, and the fervor with which his supporters continue to back him in spite of his obvious tyrannical strong-man anti-democratic tendencies, do you think there is any chance that his presidency does not end in utter disaster and the end of the United States of America as a free and democratic country?