Is Trump trying to kill us? Authoritarian expert says yes. Here's how [View all]

[LiberalArkie]

Updated: Nov. 15, 2024, 4:32 p.m

There are five key areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert and author Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense and intelligence.

And in each of these arenas, the goal is to consolidate power, create chaos — and yes, even death. Authoritarians with power over these areas, Snyder says, “can make America impossible to sustain.”

In each instance, deaths are possible. And it’s not far-fetched to say that’s president-elect Donald Trump’s goal. Here’s Snyder’s reasoning:

Health

“The foundation of modern democratic state is a healthy, long-lived population,” Snyder writes in his latest newsletter. “We lived longer in the twentieth century because of hygiene and vaccinations, pioneered by scientists and physicians and then institutionalized by governments. We treat one another better when we know we have longer lives to lose.”

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https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/11/is-trump-trying-to-kill-us-authoritarian-expert-says-yes.html