DonKnock
KPJ Gonna Save Us
You know what's even scarier? They're botching it. Imagine if Trump wasn't a buffoon with crippling narcissism. Imagine if he had the charisma/intelligence of Obama, or even the resolve of W Bush. That's a scary sight. Trump is a trial run for US authoritarianism. The next time this happens, it won't be a dumbass.
Nixon was the trial run for authoritarianism. It was just done at a much higher level and the untrained eye didn't catch it.
The War Powers Act of 1973
Cozying up to foreign dictators (Mao)
Covertly intervening in the Vietnamese peace talks to make sure he was elected
Attacked welfare
Shot down single payer health care for privatized HMOs
Implemented a draft lottery(1969)
Started the "War on Drugs"
Southern Strategy
Saturday Night Massacre
Watergate
These were all varying degrees of authoritarian policies.
He also opened the door to legitimize many republicans that furthered this authoritarian streak:
George H.W. Bush
Donald Rumsfeld
dikk Cheney
George Romney
Roger Stone
etc.
Paths To Power - Nixon Administration | Rumsfeld's War | FRONTLINE | PBS
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