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He’s already acknowledging he plans to go full dictatorship. He’s already starting with the “crooked, leftist” stuff.

But he's not. He's a populist and a narcissist, but not an authoritarian. He said he'd "drain the swamp" in 2016, but he didn't do much of anything regarding that during his presidency, he was much more concerned with cutting taxes and raising tariffs (i.e. things to make him seem like a good negotiator).

What he’s saying and doing are literally parts of the dictator handbook

Can you provide examples? Because what he says and what he does are two completely different things. He says whatever will get him attention, but what he actually does is usually quite tame.

losing the election ruins the rest of his life

That's a bit hyperbolic. If he loses, most of the lawsuits will just go away because he's rich and no longer a threat. He may get blocked from SM for a few years by court order and perhaps banned from running again, but he'll be too old anyway to care. He has enough assets and influence that he's not going to get significantly hurt financially, he can always file another bankruptcy if he gets into trouble.

If he wins, he'll probably be soft on Russia and reduce aid to Ukraine, rattle some sabers at NATO to get people to contribute more, and continue Biden's tariffs against China. He'll probably also make some inflammatory "culture war" statements and whatnot, but not pass any bill of significance. That's basically what he did in 2016, and that's what he'll do this time around.

So, here's my prediction of the net results of a Trump win:

• less aid to Ukraine, resulting in a surrender of some territory and an agreement to not join NATO
• renewal of the TCJA, so more deficit spending
• "trade war" nonsense w/ China, which will cause inflation, which he'll blame on Biden somehow
• some more deregulation, and perhaps a change of leadership in the FTC
• more strict border protections

That's bad, but it's hardly "fascist."

And here's my prediction if Harris wins:

• no change in aid to Ukraine, resulting in the war being drawn out a few more years
• TCJA expires and we go back to 2017 tax law
• "trade war" nonsense w/ China, but less severe than w/ Trump; not sure about inflation, but it'll slow down economic growth
• some token spending bill that'll leave us about on par w/ regards to deficit spending as we are now
• more strict border protections, but perhaps less name-calling than w/ Trump

Both will probably suck as presidents, but Harris may piss off fewer countries because she seems to know how to communicate respect.

discouraging left wing people voting

I don't know if Russia is doing it, I think it's just Trump trolls.

Please, go out and vote. All I'm saying is that if you're not in a swing state, vote for the candidate you like best, which may or may not be one of the two major party candidates. If you live in a red state or blue state, voting for the minority party won't change the outcome of the election, so you might as well vote for a third party or independent to signal to the DNC and RNC that the two options aren't what you want. If you live in a swing state, vote for one of the two major party candidates because your vote could actually determine the outcome of the election.

Trump completely sucks, but voting for Harris won't do anything if you live in a blue or red state, all it does is add to the popular vote, which means absolutely nothing. If you actually want your vote to mean something and your state is definitely going to vote for one or the other, vote for someone else to show displeasure with the options this year.

But whatever you do, go out and vote.