The government needs to take action to curb the threat of the pandemic, but we have to be extremely vigilant.
Trump is an authoritarian. Authoritarians are incompetent and as they create crises they instinctively seize power to deal with those crises.
This is how it works.
Trump is an authoritarian. Authoritarians are incompetent and as they create crises they instinctively seize power to deal with those crises.
This is how it works.
This is the cycle of authoritarianism. The authoritarian gains power by stoking cultural rage and peddling conspiracies and vilifying vulnerable populations. They’re inherently incompetent and their incompetence breeds major crises. In reaction they destroy democratic roadblocks.
Trump can’t be successful in this environment. His insecurity destroys organization and authoritarians cannot work in groups or with experts. He’s incapable. As this gets worse he’ll blame everyone and everything, including our democratic structure.
It’s extremely dangerous.
It’s extremely dangerous.
We’re about to enter an incredibly dangerous and chaotic moment. Trump’s failure will be undeniable and authoritarians cannot accept public proof of failure. He will blame his enemies and conspiracies and he’ll abuse disaster powers unlike anything we’ve seen before.
