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On the left, @jtlevy on authoritarians

On the right, Michael Cohen on Trump
@jtlevy The @jtlevy quote is from this November 2016 article, which I can’t recommend enough.
niskanencenter.org/blog/authorita…
@jtlevy Michael Cohen’s statement corroborates this. Not that we needed corroboration after the last few years. Trump’s a natural authoritarian. It’s how he’s wired.
@jtlevy The mafia reference seems particularly apt on the day after a Trumpist congressman committed witness tampering against his mobbed up leader’s fixer.
@jtlevy This was written about Republicans, but it’s turned out to be painfully true of the mainstream media.
@jtlevy And here’s why you keep pathological narcissists the hell away from the White House. The circle of abuse expands to everyone.
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