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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]99% chance this will never happen.

Sheesh. As a long time former expat (15 years abroad) the grass is never greener on the other side of the fence. You want to leave US totalitarianism for.... Singaporean or UAE totalitarianism? Or EU countries that all have major populist movements? [/quote]

I've yet to hear anyone explain exactly how the United States is experiencing totalitarianism.  The executive branch is funded by Congress, but is administered by "the executive" which right now is Trump.  When Congress tried to provide oversight into funding during the last several administrations, they couldn't even find out what the money was being spent on.  Now, we are finding out.  That facilitates democracy.
 
Executive orders were used in the exact same way by Biden and Obama.  I don't love them, but each of the presidents in the late 20th century and early 21st century has tried to expand the power of the presidency through these.  I expect the Supreme Court eventually to rein in the power of the presidency.  Trump is doing nothing unusual here.

Media outlets losing government funding facilitates democracy.  USAID stopping its support of coups and color revolutions facilitates democracy.
Media outlets losing their cushy offices at the Pentagon, to be replaced on a rotating basis by other outlets does nothing to impede democracy.

Pausing spending to allow audits is not impoundment, and will provide information to Congress.

Re-doing websites to reflect current administration priorities happens in every single administration.

I realize that our education system is failing, but I am wondering what has happened to this country when so many people seem to know so little about the Constitution, the governments in other countries that are actually authoritarian, the difference between authoritarianism and totalitarianism, world history, etc.  The hysteria is real, but how do adults act this way?

We know.  They are worried about their own finances.  But firing people does not equal totalitarianism.  In fact, it would be pretty hard to "totally control" a population without government minions.[/quote]

Much of what you say is misleading or downright false. [/quote]

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