Americans and members of American media naturally fall in line during times of war. There’s a real possibility the narrative and reality will shift in the next few days. Rabid nationalism. Worship of militarism. Forgiveness of authoritarian behavior. Be prepared.
The natural move is to wrap the president in consensus and a veil of patriotism. Criticism of Trump could be portrayed as unpatriotic behavior. The Right will move to align support of Trump with support of military. This has been happening for centuries.
Be. Prepared.
Be. Prepared.
The fight against Trump has been exhausting. As someone who worked against the Iraq War I can tell you this: it’s about to get worse. Nationalism has a way of protecting authoritarian behavior. Trump’s base will grow more dangerous and political reality will shift.
Fighting a president is different from fighting a war. Civil liberties are infringed. Free speech is endangered. And someone like Trump is going to make use of all the extralegal tools Bush and his cadre created.
