A great thread on the thudding obviousness of Trump's bid to establish autocratic rule in the US. It'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

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

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