America did not collapse into authoritarian rule all that quickly. It’s been in democratic backsliding since at least 2016, with lawbreaking, norm violations, dismantling of checks-and-balances, attacks on rights, etc.
A lot of this is just building on Trump’s first term. Too many discounted that.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zerjm7wpqubzvvrcgszlcmev/post/3ljxxfqdoak2w
Nicholas Grossman
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