You just did it 5 minutes ago, when you said autocratic regimes often empower lower bureaucrats to do dirty work.
No, about resisting categorical yes/no answers & trying for nuance: i.e. "a fraying of democracy with authoritarian potential"
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@CoreyRobin, how would you characterize Trump's admin? It's something worse than bog standard Republican governing. -
Is it really though? So far at least, I'd say George W Bush was a far more successful authoritarian than Trump.
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Hi Jeet, the problem is that this has been true for the US since the beginning. How is Trump worse than Dubya, or even FDR's court-packing?
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The worst part of
@heerjeet's authoritarian argument is that as time passes, the worse and less evident the argument will become.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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