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   William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 03:26:02 JST William Lindsey :toad:

   "For now, however, it all seems insignificant beside the reality that the president of the United States has thrown himself fully behind political violence."

   ~ Paul Krugman

   #Trump #Republicans #violence #LawandOrder #RuleofLaw
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 03:26:00 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Dean Obeidallah quotes Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who tells him the goal of authoritarians is "to get people to see that violence is not negative." And:

     “The pardons are about encouraging people to do more violence, thinking that they're not going to pay any consequences. That's actually the essence of authoritarianism and fascism: You arrange government so that you can be violent and corrupt and get away with it.”

     #Trump #Republicans #violence #LawandOrder #RuleofLaw
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 03:26:01 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     "Trump’s pardon of the J6 Terrorists is about encouraging future MAGA violence. … The pardoning of the Jan. 6 terrorists is all part of Trump’s plan to wield power by any means necessary."

     ~ Dean Obeidallah

     #Trump #Republicans #violence #LawandOrder #RuleofLaw
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     https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-pardon-of-the-j6-terrorists

     Bill repeated this.