TRUMP WILL ENSURE DECADES OF DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS READ THIS

[reymega life]

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-authoritarian/?utm_source=push_notifications

Political analysis in America would be enhanced by thinking of Donald Trump more like Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán than an extreme Republican, a political scientist explained on Saturday.


"The most maddening thing in US politics since 2015 has been people misreading Trump as a more extreme Republican, rather than as Palm Beach Orbán," wrote Brian Klass of University College London. "He’s an authoritarian, which means analysis that puts him into the normal US framework is consistently wrong. It’s happening now."

[DBoon]

1. DeSantis is another "Palm Beach Orbn"

[Pinback]

2. Jacksonville Orban

Like the character Jason in The Good Place, DeSantis is from Jax.

All the Jacksonville Jokes in ‘The Good Place’
https://decider.com/2017/11/16/all-of-the-jacksonville-jokes-in-the-good-place/

If you’re not from New York or Los Angeles, chances are you have an interesting relationship with TV and movie locations. Because most of pop culture is limited to maybe 20 cities, most home towns are consistently overlooked. But when a show or movie does mention that one special location you’re connected to, it’s magical. I can’t fully explain the feeling. It’s just another weird extension of people’s need feel included in things.

As someone who has spent four fifths of my life in Jacksonville, Florida, I’m intimately familiar with this feeling. I remember seeing Twilight in theaters (I make bad choices — I know) in my local theater. When Bella casually mentioned that her mom moved to Jacksonville, the whole place cheered for a solid minute. I absolutely love Freakville shoutouts, so imagine my joy when I learned that not only is one of the main characters in The Good Place from Jacksonville but making fun of my hometown was one of the strongest running gags in the show.

Jason’s (Manny Jacinto) depiction of Jacksonville paints the city as a lawless swamp-scape dominated by dumb, aspiring DJs, rabid Jacksonville Jaguars fans, and gator wranglers. It’s filled with super passionate citizens who adore their city though the rest of the world gives them, and all Floridians, a questioning side-eye. It’s one of the most absurd portrayals of a city ever to hit television, and it’s also shockingly accurate.

[underpants]

5. One time at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Jacksonville -- the nice one, not the one above the gas station

Okay that’s hilarious. Not familiar with that show but that’s good writing.

Jason: I went to Lynyrd Skynyrd High School in northeast Jacksonville, which was really just a bunch of tugboats tied together.
Tahani: I’m sorry, didn’t you get sea sick?
Jason: No, they were tied together in a junkyard. It wasn’t a very good school. For most of my classes we just sold dirty magazines door to door.

[Pinback]

6. Bwaahh!

The show is a blast — still streaming on Netflix I believe. The creator and head writer is Michael Schur (producer on The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

Lots of fun, intelligent, and touching at times, as well as hilarious. (Attractive and talented cast too, I might add.) It provided many great lockdown date nights for my wife and me.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Trump never wanted to lead or govern. He wants to rule.

[tanyev]

4. OK, but extreme Republicans are also authoritarians.

That's why they've embraced Trump.

[marble falls]

7. I remember this was said after Nixon.

[Kennah]

8. I nominate Trump to the Republican Presidential nominee in perpetuity