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In 2016 I believed the Republican party's submission was the result of the GOP's particular failings. That was incorrect. The Republican party was merely the first institution to accept authoritarianism because it was the first institution Trump targeted. We now see that most institutions are weak in the face of authoritarianism.

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In 2016 I believed the Republican party's submission was the result of the GOP's particular failings. That was incorrect. The Republican party was merely the first institution to accept authoritarianism because it was the first institution Trump targeted. We now see that most institutions are weak in the face of authoritarianism.
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Alfie Kohn (alfiekohn@sciences.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 23:30:43 JST Alfie Kohn

"All of our institutions are the Republican party now....
"We must stop viewing political life through the lens of American politics as we have known it, and adopt the viewpoint of dissident movements in autocratic states....The only way to win is people power."
Important read: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-think-and-act-like-a-dissident-in-trumps-america

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