You make a very convincing case that Trump really has departed from American ideals and norms far enough to try such a thing. If we make an analogy between US/Canada and Russia/Ukraine, we're clearly somewhat earlier on the timeline than January 2022. Even then many including Ukrainians didn't believe it would actually happen.
Canada seems to be preparing, but what the hell can we do to stop this insanity? Recent experience suggests that simply sounding the alarm loudly allows Trump to turn it into something like another "Russia, Russia, Russia" investigation that he can obstruct and then mock, all the while working his long con. Perhaps the case you're making that Trump's behavior is characteristic of fascist regimes helps to tie this to the multitude of other assaults on the nation that Trump is making.
You make a very convincing case that Trump really has departed from American ideals and norms far enough to try such a thing. If we make an analogy between US/Canada and Russia/Ukraine, we're clearly somewhat earlier on the timeline than January 2022. Even then many including Ukrainians didn't believe it would actually happen.
Canada seems to be preparing, but what the hell can we do to stop this insanity? Recent experience suggests that simply sounding the alarm loudly allows Trump to turn it into something like another "Russia, Russia, Russia" investigation that he can obstruct and then mock, all the while working his long con. Perhaps the case you're making that Trump's behavior is characteristic of fascist regimes helps to tie this to the multitude of other assaults on the nation that Trump is making.