Read on TwitterSo this has me thinking... On March 30, a bill was passed in Hungary that will allow the Prime Minister there to stay in power indefinitely AND suspend elections. Doesn& #39;t sound like much, right? But wait....there& #39;s more... #on-march-30-hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orban-gained-the-power-to-rule-by-decree-indefinitely-and-suspended-elections-4">https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-on-lockdown-coronavirus-italy-2020-3 #on-march-30-hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orban-gained-the-power-to-rule-by-decree-indefinitely-and-suspended-elections-4">https://www.businessinsider.com/countries...
In Jan of 2020, I remember laughing about damn near the entire Russian government resigning because Putin made some changes allowing him to also retain power indefinitely (although there does seem to be recent pushback)... But wait...there& #39;s more... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/putin-calls-for-constitution-changes-that-would-weaken-successor">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
In March of 2018, Presidential term limits were removed allowing austere President Xi to ALSO remain in power for life... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...
Even though I normally don& #39;t use the NYT as a source, on this one they are correct. Many autocrats are using the current situation as a power-grab. Some were clearly ahead of the curve on this. Seems super sus to me. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/world/europe/coronavirus-governments-power.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/3...
The & #39;invisible enemy& #39; Trump refers to is NOT just a virus. There is a SERIOUS power struggle going on globally. When we see restrictions and expansions of power rolled-out on this scale, they are almost NEVER rolled-back. We haven& #39;t seen an expansion of power...
...On this scale since 9/11. The police state established then is STILL strangling us now, and there is no "temporary" expansion of power. They will fight to hold us here. Be wary, people. And be warned. The virus ISN& #39;T the only problem here.
-6...On this scale since 9/11. The police state established then is STILL strangling us now, and there is no "temporary" expansion of power. They will fight to hold us here. Be wary, people. And be warned. The virus ISN& #39;T the only problem here." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛑" title="Stop sign" aria-label="Emoji: Stop sign">-6...On this scale since 9/11. The police state established then is STILL strangling us now, and there is no "temporary" expansion of power. They will fight to hold us here. Be wary, people. And be warned. The virus ISN& #39;T the only problem here." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
