One party hidebound by rules and norms and decorum its opponents are not expected to abide by steadily degrades the rule of law and the popular legitimacy of politics and government -- which is exactly what fascists want.
The fascists will exempt themselves from whatever laws they don't like and establish fiefdoms where their control cannot be contested either internally by elections or by an outside federal authority. They cannibalize the country until they control everything.
Nowhere Girl /
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