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Because no dictators are voted into power? Hitler, Mussolini, Mugabe, Chavez...



“Not worried about Trumpism” is a near-100% accurate indicator of extreme ignorance of authoritarian regimes and of the American political system, unfortunately.


> near-100% accurate indicator of extreme ignorance of authoritarian regimes

extreme ignorance of authoritarian regime is particularly visible among people who think that things happen like in movies with singular figures like Darth Vader showing up and suddenly grabbing power out of some kind of ether.


Which isn’t and wasn’t ever the concern with Trump.


SO everytime someone is voted in, the idea is to panic? Especially when the guy was already in the office 4 years ago and was not Hitler?


No, only if they tried a coup, filled his cabinet with yes-men, and have a following full of neo-nazis. Then you should be concerned.




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