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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

The briefing document, dated Jan. 14 and signed by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, describes Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption" that will bring about "a redefinition of the constitutional order - maximum concentration of power with the president at the expense of Congress and the federal states."

"Basic democratic principles and checks and balances will be largely undermined, the legislature, law enforcement and media will be robbed of their independence and misused as a political arm, Big Tech will be given co-governing power," it says.

Trump's transition team had no immediate comment on the ambassador's assessment.

The German foreign ministry said *U.S. voters chose Trump in a democratic election…

This should not be a surprise.

Way to go.

[–] 332@feddit.nu 22 points 2 days ago

The US is really rocketing toward hard fascism at a rate that makes the gains of the nationalist parties in Europe look pretty tame by comparison.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Unitary Executive is the stupidest theory and I’ll never forgive anyone who supported it or who was fundraising when they should have been legislating.

Edit: added link.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

"Basic democratic principles and checks and balances will be largely undermined, the legislature, law enforcement and media will be robbed of their independence and misused as a political arm, Big Tech will be given co-governing power,"

[–] alsu2launda@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

US capitalism getting taste of its own medicine.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

US citizens are getting their orders fulfilled.