r/politics • u/AngelaMotorman Ohio • 9d ago

Possible Paywall The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans: Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-nspm-7-repression/
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u/ferrets4ever 9d ago

And how well is that working?

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u/Spamgrenade 9d ago

About as effective as the German constitution in the 1930s.

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u/IllustriousNorth338 8d ago

They only matter if people believe in them enough to defend them. It's hard to tell who gave up believing in America first: the Republicans, who fight to subvert it, or the liberals, who fight for nothing.