As Ruth Ben-Ghiat says, the wall-to-wall lying we're seeing Trump engage in right now as the election nears is par for the course for authoritarians, who have to control reality for their followers. She says that "Trump’s campaign … is better understoo...

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@RonSupportsYou Thanks for the suggestions. I'm truly not here to play the I-have-more-followers game. That has never interested me. I'm here to use what time and energy I have as an aging retired teacher to keep sharing and communicating with others. There are lots of ways I could perhaps do things "better," and draw more followers. I'm more concerned to use my energy to share and interact in the way that seems best to me.