The U.S. isn’t a banana republic, but its police apparatus sometimes comes close. (drugs, FBI)

[janelle144]

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/...vtLvj6BiXbgCrA

"The broadening revelations of the lawless, almost putschist excesses of the Comey-McCabe FBI and elements of the Justice Department and the Brennan-Clapper intelligence services invite serious contemplation of how close the United States came to being a country where regime change might be plausibly and self-righteously attempted by what in undemocratic countries is generally known as the secret police. It is fantastic to contemplate."


Interesting and when we have a never ending investigation I believe it.

[burdell]

If anything is bringing the US closer to being a banana republic it's a POTUS who makes up a 'national emergency' in a lame attempt at circumventing the law of the land.

[elvis44102]

i read the post title and first thought was the police SWAT teams and such in the "war on drugs" and also the patriot act curbing constitutional protections but then i read your topic and think banana trump could maybe run a small republic swell

[turkeydance]

yes, we have no bananas.

what is the question?

[Yuptag]

Originally Posted by burdell

If anything is bringing the US closer to being a banana republic it's a POTUS who makes up a 'national emergency' in a lame attempt at circumventing the law of the land.

In a decade or so when the reality that a mass migration sucked the wealth out of the American middle class becomes apparent, you will realize how wrong you are.