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Dad in Georgia 🇺🇸 Profile picture
Dad in Georgia 🇺🇸
@DadInGeorgiaUSA
Just another human on X. Left-leaning centrist with an open mind to respectful political discourse, most of the time. Views are my own.
Aug 28, 2025 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Welcome to Trump's "Golden Age", where his push to authoritarian rule is happening right here, right now.

Trump's power is almost completely unchecked. If he takes over the Fed, then the U.S. will be crossing the chasm into an autocratic state.

Hard to believe that America is letting this happen, yet this very same thing happened in 20th century fascist Europe, and the patterns are almost identical.

🧵(1 / 5)Image In the late 1920s in Germany, many ordinary citizens underestimated Hitler’s appeal, assuming that the Weimar Republic’s democratic structures would prevent an autocratic takeover. This mirrors a broader tendency to dismiss radical figures as incapable of achieving lasting power. (2 / 5)
Aug 26, 2025 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@Matthewtravis08 Morning Travis! I just prompted Grok about this, as I'm curious to see what it thinks!

I'll include relevant portions of Grok's response in the comments. Image (1 / 3)

2025 Context
* Demographic Shifts: The U.S. is becoming more diverse, with nonwhite and college-educated voters (who lean Democratic) growing, while white noncollege voters (Republican-leaning) decline. By 2030, red states may gain seven electoral votes due to population growth, tilting the Electoral College further toward Republicans, even if Democrats win the popular vote.

* Polarization: Partisan sorting, where people move to ideologically aligned areas, amplifies the Electoral College’s bias, as urban (Democratic) and rural (Republican) divides harden.

* Technological and Social Trends: Social media and misinformation in 2025 amplify distrust in electoral processes, making transparency and fairness critical. The 2024 election’s focus on battlegrounds underscored how the system marginalizes most voters.