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.
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