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Seth Cotlar

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This piece from 2017 is well worth revisiting. Esp for those inclined to think Trump 1.0 wasn’t THAT dramatically authoritarian and anti-democratic.

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Zeb Larson's avatar Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social
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That point about the anesthetic function of voting in authoritarian states is so incisive that it actually hurts.

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The Deep South authoritarian state was fine for some and not so fine for others. This state will be fine for a tiny minority but not so fine for many others, including many women.

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coreload's avatar coreload @coreload.bsky.social
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My sense is the US taking an abrupt hard right into authoritarianism will more likely be a big bang rather than a whimper. All the shit is going to hit the fan.

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