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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Matt Glassman

    1. Trump's retreat on the stimulus package (signing what he once threatened to veto) is further evidence that he's been (as Glassman & others have argued) a weak president in terms of legislation. Where does that leave the idea that he's also an authoritarian threat?https://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/1343391463284101120 …

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    Matt Glassman @MattGlassman312
    This has been my four-year understanding of the Trump presidency. He’s just super bad at presidenting and super weak when it comes to influence, especially legislative influence. https://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/1088890554119786497 …
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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

        2. The critics of Trump-is-an-authoritarian-threat (most cogently @CoreyRobin & @moyn) have long pointed out that in terms of actually getting things done, or even persuading the public, Trump has been a singular failure. This is true but a weak president can still be dangerous.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

        3. As a reality show president, Trump's always been more interested in the symbolic part of rule (playing at leadership) than actually doing things. And the way he's performed the presidency has, in fact, broken new grounds in incitement.

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      4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

        4. Again, Robin, Moyn & others are right in pointing out that much of Trump's anti-democratic & racist rhetoric is part of a larger GOP trajectory that goes back (at least) to Goldwater. But even so: refusing to accept a clear election defeat & trying to over election is new.

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      5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

        5. Some more thoughts on the Trump as weak authoritarian.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-weak-undermine-democracy/ …

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      2. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 28 Dec 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Nicholas Grossman

        It's a mistake to treat incompetence and democratic backsliding towards authoritarianism as if they're contradictory. They're not. Often, they go together.https://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/1310568687628419074 …

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        Nicholas Grossman @NGrossman81
        Periodic reminder from Hannah Arendt: incompetence, narcissism, and buffoonery aren't incompatible with authoritarianism. Often they go together, hollowing out institutions, fueling populist resentments, and making elites complacent about the true nature of the threat. https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1310373264267636737 …
        2 replies 11 retweets 69 likes
      3. Waffle Cut‏ @Wafflecut 28 Dec 2020
        Replying to @NGrossman81 @HeerJeet

        I must once again post thispic.twitter.com/lr63OJMR9S

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      1. Yonatan‏ @yonatanb 28 Dec 2020
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        That we got lucky. If he hadn't been an idiot he would have been even more dangerous.

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      2. Matt Glassman‏ @MattGlassman312 28 Dec 2020
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        I generally believe that being weak in terms of public policy influence is pretty orthogonal to being a threat as an authoritarian. In some ways, it might even be beneficial to be weak, if opposition and policy failure allows you to justify unilateral action.

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      3. Ryan LaFountain‏ @callmefounty 28 Dec 2020
        Replying to @MattGlassman312 @HeerJeet

        Absolutely agree with that. Moreover, weakness as viewed through the lens of legislative accomplishment is meaningless when the goal is to rule by fiat and dictates. One of those things is not like the other. AND his inability to get anything passed legislatively gives...

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      1. Toddd Nugent‏ @tN_W_Harmony86 28 Dec 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        I would say that authoritarianism raises out of a crumbling society, which can be exploited by Trump or anyone else. Trump is also strong at inciting racial violence.

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