If and when Iran begins its campaign of revenge, all it probably has to do is hit a few sentimental, we’ll-loved American cultural targets to get patriotic fervor whipped up. Then the Trump tactic and theme toward his re-election will be, “Don’t change horses in the middle of the stream! Donald Trump has a tremendous job to finish! FOUR MORE YEARS!”
Under extreme public pressure, a series of acts might be proposed to restore provisions of the Patriot Act, and to enact new ones, to “make the nation safe against this national emergency.” Of course, the trial of Trump in the Senate will be stopped. News organizations would come under rules that would inhibit their abilities to investigate government workings. Fox News might become the official organ of government news and policy dissemination; all other, unapproved news organizations left out of official information channels
Democratic candidates will be under extreme pressure to support the “fight against Iranian terrorism.” Those who do not, who insist on opposing the Administration policies that infringe on constitutional rights, will be castigated and lose their standings in the polls, perhaps forced to drop out.
As wild, fantastic rumors arise of fresh terrorist attacks “soon to be implemented,” it might be that through “necessary” emergency powers being given to the President, the elections will be delayed — “in order to most effectively deal with this dire ‘existential’ threat to America’s Freedom (“existential” thus given a false definition).
It might be that a small nuclear device will be used, ostensibly by the Iranians or their surrogate operatives. Then hysteria will have neared its peak, such that nation-wide martial law is declared, all civil liberties subject to suspension or “under review.” …
… Man, that was a bad nightmare! What time is it? I should get back to sleep … Naw, none of that stuff in the dream can happen here … I don’t think …
If and when Iran begins its campaign of revenge, all it probably has to do is hit a few sentimental, we’ll-loved American cultural targets to get patriotic fervor whipped up. Then the Trump tactic and theme toward his re-election will be, “Don’t change horses in the middle of the stream! Donald Trump has a tremendous job to finish! FOUR MORE YEARS!”
Under extreme public pressure, a series of acts might be proposed to restore provisions of the Patriot Act, and to enact new ones, to “make the nation safe against this national emergency.” Of course, the trial of Trump in the Senate will be stopped. News organizations would come under rules that would inhibit their abilities to investigate government workings. Fox News might become the official organ of government news and policy dissemination; all other, unapproved news organizations left out of official information channels
Democratic candidates will be under extreme pressure to support the “fight against Iranian terrorism.” Those who do not, who insist on opposing the Administration policies that infringe on constitutional rights, will be castigated and lose their standings in the polls, perhaps forced to drop out.
As wild, fantastic rumors arise of fresh terrorist attacks “soon to be implemented,” it might be that through “necessary” emergency powers being given to the President, the elections will be delayed — “in order to most effectively deal with this dire ‘existential’ threat to America’s Freedom (“existential” thus given a false definition).
It might be that a small nuclear device will be used, ostensibly by the Iranians or their surrogate operatives. Then hysteria will have neared its peak, such that nation-wide martial law is declared, all civil liberties subject to suspension or “under review.” …
… Man, that was a bad nightmare! What time is it? I should get back to sleep … Naw, none of that stuff in the dream can happen here … I don’t think …