@DogsCanDance said:

Personally, I can't conceive of voting for the current Republican party, but then again, it appears that possibly more of my fellow Americans can't conceive of voting for Democrats - and I just don't believe that all those people are chomping at the bit to live in Nazi Germany.

Sure, if you asked them that direct question to their faces they would absolutely denounce that goal. But it's hard to really take them at their word when they're voting for and promoting many ideas and practices to the contrary. As @audiblenectar said, the fascists will tell you straight up what they're doing, and then turn around and say "well, you voted for it". They are voting for Nazi Germany whether they fully realize that or not. Kari Lake saying she will only support an election that she wins.....how much more evidence of their fascist aims is required? I get it, TV bluster and it's all just to rile up the base but still......they are telling you to your face what the goals are..

@DogsCanDance said:

And in the end, Republicans can't stop demographic change no matter how hard they try, and they can't stop a new generation of Americans from living life as they see fit. The ability to change our government is baked into the system and I still keep faith in that.

They just did in the repeal of Roe.

And as far as demographic change, I agree with you. But demographic change is 50-100 years out. And the attempt to take the election away from the people is something that may very well happen in the next 5-10 days.

You're right that it may blow up in their faces and in some ways all this only gives them the chance to show their asses to the whole of the nation (Trump didn't win a second term after all). But the thing is, if they take power in the way they want to take power (and especially in the insidious way they're doing it with smaller, state elections that are less swung by the increasingly blue national voter), it won't be up to the people next time..

I promise I'm not normally so panicky lol