The Cracks Are Showing—and We Better Pay Attention Before It's Too Late

Let me be real with y’all right now: aspiring dictators who threaten to deport their own citizens are not strong—they’re desperate. And when people are desperate for power, they start exposing their true colors. That’s what we’re seeing right now in plain sight. The cracks are showing all over the place. From Trump’s reckless handling of the economy, to trying to override the Supreme Court’s direct order just to keep a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador from coming back home—yeah, home, because America was that man’s home—this isn’t leadership. This is tyranny dressed up in a red tie and a smirk. You want to know how it all starts? Let’s take a real look back, because history has receipts. What Happened During Hitler’s Rise? It Didn't Start with Gas Chambers. It Started with Lies. People need to stop thinking history doesn’t repeat itself. Because it does. It just changes clothes. Let me break it down for you: First, Hitler created division. He used propaganda to separate people—us vs. them. Sound familiar? Then came blame. He blamed Germany’s problems on minorities, immigrants, and “outsiders.” Kinda like what we’re hearing right now in the U.S. After that, he passed laws to strip those people of rights—rights to education, to vote, to speak, to exist freely. And then? He built the camps. Yes, the concentration camps started as "detention centers." But they turned into death camps. Don’t get it twisted—it didn’t happen overnight. It was one step at a time, while people stayed silent. Now look around. Kids in cages. Families ripped apart. Judges being ignored. Supreme Court rulings treated like a joke. People getting deported from their own country. And a base of supporters so blinded by hate or fear that they’ll defend the indefensible. That’s not patriotism. That’s cult behavior. Trump Ain’t Strong—He’s a Coward With Power Let’s stop pretending this man is some brilliant strategist. He’s a man who feeds off fear, but the second he’s faced with truth, accountability, or resistance, he plays the victim. That ain’t strength. That’s cowardice wrapped in chaos. You see the real ones? The people who stand for justice, who speak up even when it’s dangerous? They’re the strong ones. And right now, America needs the strong ones to step up—not later, not when it gets worse—right now. We’re not just talking politics anymore. We’re talking about the survival of our rights, our freedom, and our dignity. If we stay quiet, we’re just giving them permission to keep going. Wake Up Before You’re in Line for the Camps I know that sounds harsh, but guess what? Truth isn’t always comfortable. The signs are there. The actions are happening. And the people in power are testing us daily—testing how much we’ll let them get away with. So here’s the deal: if you care about your kids, your future, your freedom—don’t wait until it’s too late. Speak up. Call it what it is. And most of all, don’t let fear keep you silent. Because silence? That’s how the worst chapters in history are written. And I don’t come back to debate. I said what I said. © 2025 Santiago D.C. Maria. All Rights Reserved