There is a growing consensus among many notable political scientists and historians that America is at a perilous crossroads; Trump has chosen the road that leads to disastrous authoritarianism. The question is what it would take to stop Trump from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship

For nearly 250 years, despite its many faults, the US has stood as a beacon of democracy and hope around the world. I lived in the Middle East and Europe for over two decades, witnessing the love and admiration of people of all faiths and races for America’s democracy and humanitarian ideals. I yearned for the American dream, and I was ultimately blessed with being granted my greatest wish, eventually becoming a proud American citizen.

In spite of the grave harm that Trump has inflicted on America and what it stands for, those ideals and wonders that America exudes remain worth fighting and, yes, dying for, as many hundreds of thousands of Americans have sacrificed themselves to protect our precious democracy and freedom.

Let there be no mistake. The US is not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover; we are in it. However, it is not too late to be reversed. Every American must remember that Trump has a detailed plan to end our democracy. He is acting on it methodically in broad daylight, with the blind support of the Republican party, and creating a new set of rules so that he and his allies, the oligarchs, can solidify his dictatorship and rule unimpeded. Trump must be stopped to arrest his reactionary revolution and prevent him from realizing his horrific goal of a full dictatorship.

Trump’s methodology of destruction

Trump weaponized the judiciary to conduct witch hunts and, like any dictator, uses the legal system to punish dissent and scare his political opponents into silence while rewarding his loyalists’ illegal transgressions. Trump shattered the independence of the state-run media and shunned all networks except those that would propagate his false narrative, suppress criticism, and stifle the free press, which is the heartbeat of democracy. He uses the military to punish his political opposition; that’s what the National Guard and ICE deployments to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland are all about.

Moreover, Trump seized control of government spending and taxation and used this power to cut off funding appropriated by Congress for states represented by Democrats. He weaponized tariffs to coerce........

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