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   Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 04:07:44 JST Robert Link

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   @thedansimonson Liz Cheney's example might be offered as evidence of hope.

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     Pollenated Dan :Schwerified: (thedansimonson@lingo.lol)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 04:07:46 JST Pollenated Dan :Schwerified:

     The authoritarianism has already infected the GOP, deeply. Removing Trump alone will not solve the problem. The GOP was leaning towards more moderate positions in 2016—their policies are widely unpopular, and bending looked like the way forward.

     What Trump showed them was they didn’t have to bend; they could double down by any means necessary—including usurping the rule of law if needed. This will not go away.