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octoberlib

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6. John Dean said the same thing in his book Authoritarian Nightmare

Reply to Miguelito Loveless (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 05:00 PM

Nov 2020

He wrote that right now there's another authoritarian thinking of running for President who's smarter, better organized and more competent and he'll use populism to get elected.

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Trump's legacy may be an increasingly authoritarian Republican Party [View all] octoberlib Nov 2020 OP

Ya think? Miguelito Loveless Nov 2020 #1

Absolutely!!! K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2020 #4

John Dean said the same thing in his book Authoritarian Nightmare octoberlib Nov 2020 #6

There were reforms after Nixon Miguelito Loveless Nov 2020 #8

Absolutely. An example needs to be set. octoberlib Nov 2020 #9

No "may" about it. It is already more authoritarian. Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #2

They were already there with Cheney. Now they just dropped the last Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2020 #3

Tehran Tom Cotton, Mike Pompous-eo, Liz Cheney... Hassler Nov 2020 #5

Trump is a symptom, not a cause. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #7

The RUBIO part of their party played a role, funny (not haha) that they claim to be refugees UTUSN Nov 2020 #10