Times of Israel: Who will we be when we rise from the ashes?

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3. I find it fascinating that reporters/pundits can discuss this in detail--even compare to other

authoritarians and/or theocratic/autocratic movements, including Orban, Erdogan, Putin, and Duterte--among others, and not see the obvious parallels with Trump. Yet, they seem so cowed that only Anne Applebaum manages to draw the comparisons when the competent government gives way to authoritarian hand-picked sycophants, narcissism takes precedence, vengeance and staying beyond justice the motivation, and democracy becomes a much-mocked concept. And, as with Israel, US national security may be the biggest loser.