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As you see in the replies a well-funded anti-tax movement has been radicalizing a lot of the country against their own government.

They love to see this dissolution of constitutional government. While they claim smaller government is better for the economy, they really care most about ending constitutional government and couldn't care less about the impact to the economy.

Meh, that seems like hyperbole to me. Doesn't a real coup involve the military going into federal buildings and rounding up congressmen from opposing parties and detaining them?

Forgive me for not viewing it the same way. The news is focusing on the airplane right now.

A military coup is a kind of coup, but not the only kind. This one, for example, is an auto-coup. Many coups don't look like one at first.

Coups do not require troops. They simple require the existing regime to be removed.

Months ago, the leader of Project 2025 said a second Trump term would be "a second American Revolution" and "bloodless if the left allows it to be".

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/leader-of-the-pro-t...

a military coup is a type of coup, and a common one, but not the only

Literally lookup the definition and you'll find out more

I wouldn't call it a coup, but I've seen something similar going on in some Europe countries in the past (including mine).

President or government acting like a mafia, replacing all key employees based solely on loyalty to them and not competence. And this is done at such a massive scale and speed that the whole country becomes a kleptocracy real quick. Pretty much what's unfolding in the US right now.

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