Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.
Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.
But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.
Their plan is working. Destroy the country so people will have it tough. Create a state of emergency, a sense of crisis and instability. That can be exploited to justify increased repression, to seize control of key assets and resources and their distribution. Makes the population more reliant on structures controlled by their oligarchs and loyalists.
“Trump has issued an executive order that basically is supposed to make it possible to use military forces as “law enforcement” and paves the way for militias “aiding” the police with legal impunity. They are preparing to violently quash expected riots.”
https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/114421159120315389
“The whole thing is here. There is no misreading this: They are trying to build their SS/SA. With better pay for the people in charge of “enforcing the law” (we all know how much the law means to the Trump administration).”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/
Don’t need to create something that already exists. Capitalism does not serve the working class. The “normal” everyone is so eager to go back to was killing us.