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by ozr 676 days ago
Because it's Trump hysteria. It's nonsense.
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squigz 676 days ago
Would you care to elaborate a bit? It looks like you have to get quite a bit into the article before Trump is mentioned, and the article is clearly not just talking about America.
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ozr 676 days ago
The context is critical. This was written in 2022, and every single example is bookended by 'look at how this happening in the US'.

This sort of political rhetoric has a distinct smell that is very obvious.

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ecocentrik 676 days ago
As far as I can see the biggest authoritarian conflict at play in the Americas right now is in Venezuela, not the US. Trump might model much of his behavior on Venezuelan dictators but he's currently out of power and unlikely to be elected this year. I'm more worried about 2028 when someone like DeSantis, who's policies and tendencies are already significantly more authoritarian, could be leading the Republican ticket.

There is value in educating Americans on the benefits of Democracy and the cost of giving it up regardless of who the wannabe dictator is.

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