start his own party
You are an idiot who does not understand his own country’s political system, which can only support two parties. A schism within the Republican party guarantees Democratic victory.
start his own well-armed militia as part of the party.
The militia – again, a _well_armed_ militia
Wasn’t it “a well-armed and well-regulated militia”? Curious that you omit that part of the passage…
And a former ruler building a private army? Nothing concerning about that…
The militia will be heavily infiltrated; this is a given. No matter; it will not be there for any purpose but to present a serious threat of major combat, and the shame of defeat, and the reality of death, to the tactical elements, police and military, that may be used against the party.
Because spies, saboteurs and subversives, to the point of being “heavily infiltrated”, clearly would not compromise the threat your militia poses…
It ought to be made clear that, “I can start the civil war with a stamp of my foot. I’ve refrained, so far, but you cannot count on that restraint under all circumstances. And if I am infiltrated, you are even more so.”
Yes, that totally sounds like a recipe for a stable democracy and not at all like it would lead to a normalised political violence and the government being controlled by the whims of a paramilitary junta that rules by intimidation and is all too ready to stage a coup if it thinks the government is not obedient enough…
The militia should probably be neatly but simply uniformed, nothing flashy. Solid colors, no camo. Haircuts and facial hair trimmed.
Oh yes, this is the important thing when planning a paramilitary organisation that is supposed to be the Damocles sword keeping the goverment in line. Not organisation, not logistics, not even equipment. Prescriptive fashion. The petty control to condition and fortify the members into authoritarianism.
A simple shirt and bluejeans for non-firearms related activities
Why could they not perform their non-combat duties in their uniforms, or else in their normal clothing. Actually, that “non-firearms related activities” sounds at the same time suspiciously vague and suspiciously specific…
/ head busting….
Ah, I see…
Would perchance the militia be divided into a rank and file section that wears brown and calls itself the “Attack Division” and a more exclusive, black-clad part that is more ideologically oriented and focussed on Leader Trump and his inner circle called the “Protection Squadron”?
