“Several generations of American politicians have assumed that American voters, most of whom…grew up with the rule of law, and have never experienced occupation or invasion, would be resistant to this kind of language and imagery. Trump is gambling—kno...

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“Several generations of American politicians have assumed that American voters, most of whom…grew up with the rule of law, and have never experienced occupation or invasion, would be resistant to this kind of language and imagery. Trump is gambling—knowingly and cynically—that we are not.” - @anneapplebaum

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK34vU4G4QMrQTKJxena1OKFY&utm_source=davidaugust.com

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