The intellectual right contemplates an 'American Caesar'

[Swede]

-snip- How does ideological change happen? Why do certain political ideas and possibilities that appear outrageous and even unthinkable at one moment in history come to be considered options worth taking seriously? What causes the Overton window to shift dramatically in one direction or another?


https://theweek.com/politics/1003035/the-far-right-contemplates-an-american-caesar

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Frightening read.

[bahboo]

2. kicking and reccing...

important to know this crazy shit is out there....

[DavidDvorkin]

3. Caesar was brilliant and competent

The idea of an American Caesar is frightening enough, but how can they envision Trump in that role?

[Paladin]

4. Confirmation that "intellectual right" is a contradiction in terms. (nt)