2. Some of the authoritarian threat is hard to talk about because it cuts against normal narratives. Trump tried to turn military into private servants. This was resisted (all to the good) but very resistance entailed military acting rogue against president.
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3. This is the paradox we still have to grapple with: because Trump didn't know how to govern, he gave impossible orders, which military didn't carry out. But upshot was 4 years with de facto military acting without civilian control. More here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/two-paths-to-a-military-coup?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …
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I’d also add that the threat isn’t over. Which is exactly why we’re meant to forget the first flub.
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Willful forgetting
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A big push from who?! Only the usual GOP suspects.
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Biden fancies himself as FDR. I fear he’ll be Hindenburg.
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“Was” is not a word we should be using. It’s still taking place, and we need to keep that in mind. The GOP is sending the bottom of the barrel to congress (ex:Ghomert, Cruz, Boebert, Greene) to sow chaos as those in the background continue their attack on democracy.pic.twitter.com/bHVxc3jfWm
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Oof. I should have checked the thread before leaving my reply. I said almost the exact same thing you said, i.e., this ain't over by a longshot, & anyone who fails to recognize that simply hasn't been paying close enough attention.
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threat is ongoing with the GOP. Theyll just have a better authoritarian to run in '24, likely De$@nti$
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