The most dangerous aspect of authoritarianism isn’t the consolidation of power itself but the ability to convince citizens that democracy is already lost. President Donald Trump’s administration understands that successful authoritarians erode bastions of dissent while convincing the public that each small slippage of change represents an irreversible landslide victory. Trump deploys National Guard troops... The post Column: The hallmark of a wannabe dictator appeared first on The Hunting...
