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How do they censor those opinions?
January 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by fernatic
Here's what this bill actually does: It gives the Treasury Department unlimited power to label ANY nonprofit a "terrorist supporting organization" and strip their tax-exempt status.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:20 AM
"That is not a saving grace, that is a signal. [...] The absurdity is a cloak. The fact that they are underestimated is a feature. The loyalty they have to the strongman is the thing. And no one is more loyal than someone that the rest of society looks down on."
Opinion | Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
Anne Applebaum on how to think about autocracy and authoritarianism in a second Trump term.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 AM
But could someone as incompetent as Trump and his potential future cabinet actually lead us to Authoritarianism?
"People say that the saving grace of these appointments is that these people [...] are inexperienced, they're ridiculous, they're incompetent. They won't get anything done."
November 20, 2024 at 12:21 AM
The authoritarian and his clan strike a deal with the public: "You're going to have enough money to retreat into your private life." Politics disappears. That's unlike the Totalitarian who "wants people in the private square. [...] [E]verything becomes political and private life disappears."
Opinion | Hungary Shows Us How a Second Trump Term Might Play Out
Autocrats have a playbook.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM
There seems to be a growing tendency to think of politics as something toxic. People disconnect and distance themselves to escape (ignore) the feeling of powerlessness. Sound familiar?
November 20, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Probably there is this idea that to end Democracy, the leader would need to cross a clear line, replace institutions, and abolish elections. But that's not how modern Democracies end. Instead, Authoritarianism creeps in while upholding the veneer of Democracy.
November 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM