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I am a Professor of Political Science, Forensic Linguistics, and Semiotics. I study power, democracy, and governance.
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I teach forensic semiotics and my favorite lecture is about emoji forensics.
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It is logically impossible to be anti-establishment and be the leader of the establishment.
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The perks of having term limits. Assuming they do not engage in a coup d'etat, most try to just wait them out.
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I cannot say for certain, but a former FBI agent, turned consultant, informed me he was going to introduce the Capitol Police to my research on January 6th attack, titled the Hero Fallacy Paradox to create a new threat assessment model.
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Trump doesn't bluff. I would love to play poker with him because he is far too simple to be that devious.
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I think it is more lawyers than political scientists. Law is the #1 degree for people involved in politics. Political scientists tend to look at politicians the way a biologist looks at non-human animals.
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True. However, they also cannot define fascism, even in a very basic sense.
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I have never been a fan of Trump, nor did I vote for him.
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You don't seem mentally healthy. I'm not a Republican, nor a suppprter of Trump. How are you not getting this?
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Fuck no!
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Have you never heard of Google Scholar? It is an easy search.
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I agree, Musk is absolutely an oligarch and Trump is a fascist. We are in agreement. Perhaps you are having translation errors.
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Communist parties also demand one party rule. However, China still has numerous political parties. Fascist rules usually ban opposing parties.
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FYI, I have been a political scientist for 16 years and hold a doctoral degree. I am clearly not hiding, and my work is available online if anyone just looks for it. If you choose to assume I am lying without bothering to actually check, that is on you.
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Musk can never be President, not VP, because the Constitution requires him to be born in the US.
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Also, I agree about Trump. We call his variant of fascism "Trumpism."
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I'm familiar. This symbol also flanks either side of the Speaker of the US House.
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China is not fascist. However, the Chinese Communist Party does share some similar authoritarian approaches.
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No. Fascist is not a singularly solidified ideology. There are variants with common traits. Fascists of Italy used the fasces as their symbol. The swastika was appropriated from Tibetan culture, a neologism if you like.
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I'm a political scientist that has incorporated a range of linguistic methods and theories. Much of the social sciences are shifting to more evidence-based approaches.
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He does make his products in China, but he definitely represents pretty clear fascist ideology.
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🤣 Perfect!