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David Kurtz@davidkurtz.bsky.social |
Don’t be confused by the 2-step shuffle Trump did of disclaiming his intent to commit a bad act that he says he has the right to commit. Committing or threatening to commit bad acts is the classic strongman move, but so is promising to forbear from committing a bad act.
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David Kurtz
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Reserving to himself the power to decide whether to transgress is no less a strongman flex than actual transgression. It’s all part of the same dance of threat, intimidation, bullying, and aggression. To draw from the domestic abuse context: Don’t make me hurt you.
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