I don't hate Trump. He is a vile human and actively harming people, so I am repulsed by him and his actions. Like any Christian should be.
Sounds like hate to me. You are way above your pay grade saying what you believe every Christian should do. Your judgement of Trump is not in the least accurate.
I see you're deploying the "but but Biden, but but Harris" defense. It is possible for MAGA to be authoritarian and the Democratic Party of be corrupt at the same time. These are not mutually exclusive.
Just pointing out the difference between the two.
And to be clear, I have never and will never vote for a Democrat. That's one reason I cannot vote for Trump. He used to be a registered Democrat.
So based on this am I to assume you didn't vote in ether election in which Trump ran?
I don't care if you're impressed. But am I oblivious to facts? What is authoritarianism?
Well it does not apply to what Trump is accomplishing in this term. Your claim that it does shows your mischaracterization of the facts.
How are these policies proof of authoritarianism?
1. Deporting criminals, drug and human traffickers, murderers, rapist and gang members allowed in by the Biden administration. As promised
2. Trying to eliminate waste fraud and abuse from the US government. As promised
3. Pressing congress to pass the tax cuts. As promised
4. Seeking to create a more fair trade environment through tariffs. As promised
5. Being more open and transparent than probably any previous administration, especially the last one. As promised
Any of your weak attempts to paint Trump as an authoritarian are without backing facts. It is just your biased opinion.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th edition) defines authoritarian as "characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom."
Does not apply to Trump who is very much pro individual freedom. Care to provide example of how this applies?
Who do we see expecting absolute obedience to their authority? Trump.
False!
Who throws a tantrum when he doesn't get it? Trump.
False!
Who do we see whining about so-called activist justices? MAGA.
False ! You use of "so-called" presumes they are not activist judges when all evidence say they are.
Who do we see advocating against individual freedom? MAGA.
False! Evidence please.
Who do we see advocating against states rights? MAGA.
False ! Examples please?
Oblivious to actual facts? Nah. I've got the facts right.
Then prove it.
Trump and MAGA are authoritarian.
False!
Was there a deep state before MAGA became the deep state? I'm sure there was, but that's not the topic of our discussion.
Let's review the factual merit of each component.
FBI
Kash Patel is the current Director of the FBI. Patel was nominated by Donald Trump. Patel was confirmed by the Senate in a 51-49 vote. All 51 of the yea votes were from Republicans.
Who controls the FBI? MAGA.
CIA
John Ratcliffe is the current Director of the CIA. Ratcliffe was nominated by Donald Trump. Ratcliffe was confirmed by a Senate vote of 74-25. Ratcliffe was a fellow of the Heritage Foundation, and he played a role in the MAGA playbook called Project 2025.
Who controls the CIA? MAGA.
These directors to which you refer are cleansing the agencies of the deep staters the current administration is not the problem here. You are so consumed with anti-Trump bias your are confused about reality.
Network of Financial and Industrial Sector
Musk financially backed the Trump and other MAGA campaigns. Musk ran DOGE. Thiel founded Palantir Technology. Palantir keeps winning business contracts with the government. Bezos owns the Washington Post. The Washington Post has been noted for cutting out articles critical of Donald Trump. Bezos founded Amazon. Amazon had considered displaying the tarriffs in prices on its site. Trump got wind of it and Amazon backed down. Trump once threatened Zuckerberg with prison, and now Zuck is all about the MAGA.
As Republicans have frequently been reminded, elections do have consequences!
Let's not forget about the companies which donated to Trump's inauguration. These include Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, Uber, Toyota, Ford, GM, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Kraken (crypto), Coinbase (crypto), AT&T, Intuit, Charter Commmunications, and on the list goes.
Who has a network and works with the financial and industrial sectors? Yep, MAGA.
So, is my argument completely without factual merit? Nope, it's got a very strong basis in facts.
Relevance? Contributions from numerous entities to both parties are common. Your list here in no way proves you have a grasp on facts or their meaning.
Who controls the FBI? Not me. Who controls the CIA? Not me. Who has a network of financial and industrial sector cronies? Not me. So, by my definition, I'm definitely not the deep state.
You do have their mentality towards Trump.
Yes, and we never landed men on the moon. 5G causes brain cancer. The Earth is flat. We should all eat Tide pods. And so on goes the thinking...
"Right, yeah, un-huh."
Yes, and Trump is Lord Farquaad.
No he is the duly elected President of the United States. For the third time I might add. there you go have fun with that. Folder for you to play with.