It's no coincidence that President Trump distorts the terrorism threat and exaggerates the prevalence of crime. He does so to inspire fear.
He and other authoritarians know that when we fear, we care less about our ideals, our rights, our decency, and our checks on their power.
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Most critically, we care less and believe falsehoods about each other when we fear.
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With our moral & intellectual defenses lowered, authoritarians have greater opportunity to take actions otherwise considered unacceptable.
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then he tries to distract the public by tweeting about Nordstrom
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I'd say that issue is an insult to his fragile ego more than an attempted distraction, even though it is.
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fear also keeps people in their Fox News, talk radio, Trump tweet, bubbles and away from the less scary reality
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I try regularly to tell facts to friends believing Trump's fear and propaganda and blind to truth. We need to speak louder!
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trading liberty for "security".
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they will gladly go the dictator way if they can, all they care about is power. Those assholes are traitors
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If he makes it through this term you know that will be significantly increased in the next election cycle
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