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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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. 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. Some more thoughts on the Trump as weak authoritarian.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-weak-undermine-democracy/ …
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At this point there's a pretty clear blueprint ... Take a bombastic Trump type, make him even slightly charismatic, let him listen to domain experts (malicious or not) and it's home free.
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His attacks on our institutions and electoral process will have had long-term implications.
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i would still argue 1. he has a scary amount of sway over a critical mass of the Repub base, even when advancing very radical and obviously distorted notions and 2. how much of the legislative weakness is due to pure disinterest and lack of follow-through on his part?
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Legislatively weak, powerful in use of executive authority (mostly at urging of others), norm-shattering, etc outside of legislative bounds. Like a race car driver who loses a lot but makes others think careening off the road and hitting pedestrians is part of the race.
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Trump got hundreds of thousands of people killed when he could've done the opposite. He made protecting public health into a political issue for the first time. It's weird how that isn't even on the radar of people who are bizarrely refering to him as a "weak threat."
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Trumps federal courts will continue to bring misery and suffering for the rest of our lives.
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