"If you make false accusations against me, "
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You are not threatening to read a book are yiu - heaven forfend
"Do you believe the US Constitution can defend against a potential elected dictator?"
I think the increased use of populism as an election ploy in what has increasingly become a divided society makes it not only possible but quite likely
Germany became an elected fascist state following a war, a demoralised working class thanks to the defeat of a revolution, several economic crises and a scapegoat in the form of The Jews.
Several of those requirements are now in place in the West - a moot point whether the oil adventures and the rise of Isis constitute a war
Look at the close shaves with extremist right contenders in France and Austria, with others waiting in the wings - where next?
"Professors"
.... speaking as a retired electrician with a lifelong interest in traditional music, of course.
Jim Carroll