A great thread on the thudding obviousness of Trump& #39;s bid to establish autocratic rule in the US. It& #39;s the same every time, everywhere. You have to put quite a bit of cognitive & emotional work into NOT seeing it. https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1299393438522077190">https://twitter.com/McFaul/st...

In fact, it& #39;s SO obvious that it& #39;s difficult to avoid the conclusion that ... everyone sees it. It& #39;s not that the people supporting Trump don& #39;t understand, or are confused, or haven& #39;t noticed the signals. They want this! ~30% of the country welcomes fascism.

Similarly with the mainstream media. It& #39;s not that they don& #39;t see it. It& #39;s pretty unavoidable at this point! They are just paralyzed by fear, trapped by past habits & conventions, & uncertain how to evolve. So they pretend.