 I want to know why what happened in Minamar can't happen here. No reason. I mean, it should happen here. That was former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn at an event organized by QNAN supporters publicly supporting the idea of a Myanmar-style military coup here in the United States. Now if you're unaware as to what happened in Myanmar and why this is such a serious thing for any high-ranking or former high-ranking U.S. official to advocate for, here's the details just a quick breakdown of what happened in Myanmar. As Alice Cuddy of BBC explains, the military is now back in charge and has declared a yearlong state of emergency. It seized control on the 1st of February following a general election which Ms. Sue Key's NLD party won by a landslide. The armed forces had backed the opposition who were demanding a re-run of the vote claiming widespread fraud. The election commission said there was no evidence to support these claims. The coup took place as a new session of parliament was set to open. Ms. Sue Key has been held at an unknown location since the coup. She is facing various charges including violating the military's official secrets act, possessing illegal walkie-talkies and publishing information that may cause fear or alarm. That's what happened to the individual who won their country's election. Now Russell Goldman explains, military leaders initially restrained response to the first waves of protests, civil disobedience, and general strikes has grown more forceful over time escalating into a brutal effort to put down the movement that so far has left thousands injured and more than 600 dead. Many of those killed have been young protesters. Their lives ended with a single gunshot to the head. That's what they want to happen here. When somebody asked that question, you heard the crowd applaud and then the recently pardoned former national security advisor said, yeah, there's no reason why that shouldn't happen here. They literally are so authoritarian that they want a military coup here in the United States just like the one that we saw take place in Myanmar also they can illegitimately install Donald Trump as the permanent president of the United States. They're not even hiding it any longer. This is what high ranking or former high ranking officials within the Republican Party are saying publicly. They're saying the quiet part out loud and it comes at a time when Republicans across the country are still performing election audits because they want the results of the 2020 election overturned. And even in Republican controlled states where they're not overly trying to overturn the 2020 election results, they're still currently rewriting the rules so they can control the outcome of the next election. And to make matters worse, the base agrees with what elected officials are doing. You can argue that the base is driving this because 53% of Republicans say that Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, is the true president according to a Reuters episode's poll released last week. So I can't overstate how dangerous this is. You can argue that Michael Flynn is a disgraced public official. Everybody takes him seriously, but understand what he's doing. Not only is it seditious, but he's further normalizing this idea that the only way to save America, save America is for a military style coup d'etat. And Myanmar, I mean, they executed theirs flawlessly. They also falsely claimed that there was election fraud and they use that as grounds to seize control. That's what they wanted to happen here. It didn't happen. I saw a bunch of Trump supporters storm the Capitol on January 6th, but they're just openly saying it now. This is so incredibly dangerous to have such a large portion of one of two major parties in the United States openly advocate for authoritarianism. It truly spells doom for democracy because they may not be in power right now, but when they get power again, inevitably so, well, I mean, we already see what's happening at the state level voter suppression laws, a crackdown on civil rights. And this is only the beginning. So unless the GOP has a sudden change of heart and moves away explicitly from their embrace of authoritarianism, democracy in America is not long for this world and democracy has already been eroded over time, right? It's been hollowed out because democracy like all things in capitalist societies is also a commodified venture, right? But having said that, though, we still do have a democracy. We're still not an outright authoritarian regime comparable to countries like Myanmar, but the GOP wants to change that. This is honestly stunning. Even for Michael Flynn, this should horrify everyone because what they're saying here is that they want the United States to end. They no longer want any democratic control. They just want to control power authoritatively and illegitimately. Don't just chalk this up to Michael Flynn being Michael Flynn. A significant portion of the Republican Party's base wants this. You heard folks in that crowd cheer as that person asked why there hasn't been a military coup in the United States yet.