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"This, they believe, 'Republicans learned from Orbán' who 'taught a generation of conservatives that the state should not be dismantled but rather wielded in pursuit of right-wing causes & against opponents.'/n

What Authoritarianism Means Even critical observers underestimated the speed and scope of the Trumpist assault, they overestimated democratic resilience. What is America now, and what comes next?

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"At the core of Trumpist assault on democratic self-government, they see the attempt to centralize all power with the executive & use it as a tool to install a new regime." /2
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#Harperism "should more appropriately be called #corporatism because it is a merger of state & corporate power" And book burnings. #cdnpoli