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unleashing federal military forces to arrest anyone they deem to be a "member" of such amorphous groups is...to use Curly's term...Political Kabuki Theater...without the applause at the end.

My reference to Northern Ireland's "Troubles" revolved around Conservative British rule instilling and sustaining Discrimination of those they did not see as deserving of Equal Rights...namely the Catholics in Ulster. btw, I saw this first hand when visiting relatives in County Tyrone during that timeframe...Border Checkpoints manned by soldiers with automatic weapons...Helicopters flying over Catholic neighborhoods at all hours...random stops of citizens for questioning...and all because one very biased group refused to recognize the values and customs of their neighbors.

Thankfully, the Clinton admin brokered the "Good Friday" deal, and while everything is not "Kumbaya" right now, the vast majority in Ulster don't want even a hint of a return to those dark days.

Now to our own developing situation...Trump is using political and physical intimidation to try and install "One Party Rule", with himself having ultimate control...and zero respect for anyone with a different opinion...i.e. anyone who is not Loyal to DJT...and that includes Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, etc. They would get no Federal jobs and any company that employed such persons would be intimidated into silencing them if they raised their voices in opposition....you can see evidence of this already.

While you might fear that outcome from the "Left", note that Democrats have always fought for Equal Rights, including Voting rights...the polar opposite of Trump...and the authors of "Project 2025", which we should talk more about in another thread or two.

The stakes couldn't be higher for the USA...let's work together to see true political balance in all phases of government and achieve common ground, like the Senate did in 2024 with their Border Security and Immigration Bill...and earlier with Bills to address much needed Infrastructure investment for roads, bridges and advanced semiconductors.