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1. trump's 'authoritarian crisis bump was small, and is fading.

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:03 PM

May 2020

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-covid-19-coronavirus-dictator-but-not-how-you-think_n_5e8ca74ac5b62459a92fc66b

[Maybe that is why it seems he is trying to make the 19 virus crisis worse - so he has a bigger problem to fix - and a bigger, needier bump from the populace].

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Yale philosopher and author of 'How Fascism Works' explains why the pandemic offers Trump [View all] turbinetree May 2020 OP

trump's 'authoritarian crisis bump was small, and is fading. empedocles May 2020 #1

this is trumps plan... Javaman May 2020 #2

I think that's Seattle. plimsoll May 2020 #11

Pretty scary Mike 03 May 2020 #3

KNR for an important read. niyad May 2020 #4

But Trump is not a strong man. SergeStorms May 2020 #14

Kick! Newest Reality May 2020 #6

COVID offered trump a huge opportunity denem May 2020 #10

Exactly DENVERPOPS May 2020 #12

Authoritarians around the planet sow disruption in order to Hortensis May 2020 #13

Kick dalton99a May 2020 #15