Trump's Fascist Plan: Turning Democracy To Oligarchy Isn't Enough For The Rich

Donald Trump isn't just transforming America from a Democracy into an oligarchy... he is transforming it into something much, much worse...

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Thom: Trump transforms democracy to dictatorship—a warning America can't afford to ignore.

The actual story behind the story is even more sinister. Today’s piece is titled How Oligarchy Works: Who Wins, Who Loses. They want to borrow another $5 trillion from you, me, our children, and grandchildren so they can give it to Elon Musk and his billionaire buddies. Like I said, you won’t hear this on Fox News. I wrote a book about this: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class.

In a democracy, we elect representatives who do what the people want. For example, polling from the Associated Press and the National Center for Public Affairs shows:

83% of Americans want increased infrastructure spending.
81% want tuition-free community college.
79% want higher Social Security benefits.
72% want tuition-free four-year public college.
62% want government-insured health care coverage.
60% want higher spending on education.
60% want more assistance to the poor.
60% want increased support for Medicare.
60% want increased spending on Social Security.
It goes on. These are all the things Democrats want to do, and these are all things Republicans oppose.

So, what do Republicans want? Their agenda is not democratic—it’s not what the people want; it’s what billionaires want:

Tax cuts for billionaires and giant corporations, including extending the Trump tax cuts beyond next year.
Deregulation of environmental, financial, and food safety protections to increase corporate profits.
Repealing Obamacare and cutting access to Medicaid to make more money for insurance giants.
Building a wall on the Mexican border and increasing deportations.
Allocating hundreds of billions more for defense contractors and private prisons.
Voter suppression and gerrymandering for political gain.
Criminalizing abortion.
Enacting preemption laws so red states can prevent blue cities within those states from implementing tighter environmental regulations, higher minimum wages, stricter gun control laws, and better protections for women’s access to health care.
How did this happen? It all started when Lewis Powell was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1972. In 1976, the Buckley decision allowed billionaires to fund campaigns. In 1978, the Bellotti decision extended this to corporations, declaring them "persons" with the same rights. In 2010, the floodgates were fully opened, enabling billionaires to run the show.

Elon Musk put $277 million into a campaign, Donald Trump got elected, and now Musk is calling the shots. This is not democracy. What we are witnessing is full-blown oligarchy

[thedisabledshowingtheworld]

I hate peoples who believe rich people are superior than others

[LauraSquirrel]

The sick thing is that so many on the Right and Far-Right see this whole thing as if it is a game. I am so tired of it all.

[alicerobison]

Trump wants 2 things:1. take all the money because he is a gangster, and 2. stay out of jail. He has ZERO idea ho anything works-

[denisemorton]

860 billionaires, 22 million millionaires. Thats only 15% of the US pop. They need you more than you need them.

[witwisniewski]

In a democracy, taxpayers decide where and how their taxes are spent. Imagine if we could vote on where our tax money is used.

[robertkern]

Dostoyevsky wrote in "Crime and Punishment, " behind every great fortune is a great crime.

[Thousandaire-no]

I've ALWAYS asserted that the very richest don't merely want to be insanely rich. They want it ALL. Every last buck from you and me. And the events of this horrible 21st Century prove that i was right.

[ralphflores]

😮see how much they care about the homeless thats how much they care about Americans.

[JackFlaps]

allowing trump back in the White House is stupid

[RobertSpibey]

The American people did not choose democracy or, if you like, a constitutional republic. My only hope is they get what they voted for.

[garyt-ofyb]

I worked hard for money! Socialism and communism and democratism is not what i want for sure!

[marjowag]

I'm still waiting for the "Trickle Down" benefits Reagan and Bush promised...

[ChrisAllen-KY]

America is wanting A Hybrid Form of Direct Democracy!!!
They've just never seen it!!!
But it's coming in Kentucky's Senate Race in 2026!!!
The American Unity Party is Coming!!! AUP👍🏻

[stevenb]

Trump Town in the Future, Family Edition
"mom?"
yes, son?
"mom, i was out past curfew, the boss said to stay late, i got picked up by the cops. mom, they beat me bad, i'm bleeding here ..."
"son, you know that since the Riot Acts of 2026 you can't be out after dark ... well, now lets just put a wet towel and some Vick's on that... and anyway, a good beating never hurt anyone."
"but mom, i need to go to the hospital!"
"son, you know an ambulance costs $4, 000 paid in advance now, your worthless United Health Plan won't approve it. I just don't have it. Betty got her house taken by United Health Ambulance Services just last week, she had to sign a Quit Claim deed before they'd take her. And everything is so expensive after those tariffs, I have $16 dollars to my name, honey ... Eggs cost $12 a dozen now.
Now you just get up to bed and bleed out .."
"Ok, mom And ... goodbye.
"Honey, if you're still alive in the morning, maybe we can share that egg?"
"thanks ... and it's alright, ma, I'm only bleeding=)"

[falcon]

Well, as recently demonstrated, folks are taking matters into their own hands.

[pame]

Looking back, this country was always an oligarchy

[scottsutoob]

Is it oligarchy or plutocracy? In either case it will also be a kakistocracy.

[Oznz-mc]

Sixteen days till the US 🍌 Republic. It's like watching a train wreck in the process of happening and everyone sitting in their deck chairs with popcorn and beers in hand and all you do is talk and laugh. The US is real strange, corpmocracy

[jamesharkins]

Government of the people by the millionaires for the billionaires

[BobJohnson-kjog]

What is going to happen to the billionaire's wealth if America loses the world reserve currency? Could they possibly even get richer? Would only the American billionaires lose money?