2. Most modern authoritarians have a clownish aspect (for reasons Adorno noted: that buffoonery is mockery of norms & order). But Trump much more than most authoritarians actually is inept & stupidly incapable of doing things. Which doesn't mean he's not dangerous.
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3. Several things can be true: a) Trump is trying to pull off a coup b) this coup is failing and will fail. c) coup attempt is still hugely damaging to democracy. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coup-election-michigan/ …
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The threat is still that a major Party's voters saw fit to put someone like him forward and its leadership saw fit to keep him there at all costs. He's still just a flailing con man.
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You only have to look at how he took his own collusion with Russia in 2016 and successfully turned it into a permanent advantage with his supporters, by making it about the "deep state," to understand the danger here.
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Congratulations on having the correct take on trump's brand of fascism!
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Gonna be interesting when all the anti-anti-Trump folks make contact with that "more competent authoritarian" they told us to worry about and wonder where all their norms went...
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The anti-anti-Trump position basically ends up insisting that preserving American democracy places upon us the civic obligation to respond to the words and actions of the President of the United States with nothing but a bemused shrug.
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Yes! It's so frustrating to read the legal & constitutional analyses that show Trump will fail. That's correct. But, it's doing damage in just the effort *and* Trump's successes have come by way of abusing the law & courts. Straight legal analysis is only part of the question.
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While Trump isn’t book smart nor is he articlulate, I think people underestimate his cunning and his willingness to disregard all social norms, traditions and even laws to achieve his self-serving goals. There are no boundaries he will not cross. That is what makes him dangerous.
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