Joe and Mika visited Trump because they were asked to do so by their superiors?

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5. Timothy Snyder an expect on authoritarianism...

… who I think ironically has been on Morning Joe several times, has a book called On Tyranny 20 Lessons From The 20th century. It is well worth a read, especially now.

Lesson number one is “don’t obey in advance.” He talks about how dictators like Hitler and Stalin gain power by people surrendering freedoms without being asked. He calls it anticipatory obedience. This is what Joe and Mika did by kissing the ring.