When authoritarianism is a family affair: from sons-in-law with Mussolini, Orban and Erdogan and Trump to Lara Trump and Charles Kushner. My new @msnbc essay. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... - ThreadSky

ruthbenghiat.bsky.social • 90 days ago

When authoritarianism is a family affair: from sons-in-law with Mussolini, Orban and Erdogan and Trump to Lara Trump and Charles Kushner. My new @msnbc essay. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-charles-kushner-nomination-authoritarian-rcna182645

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michigankathy.bsky.social•90 days ago

📌

creativepower.bsky.social•90 days ago

the only people you can trust when you can't trust anyone

deanbooth.bsky.social•90 days ago

Uday and Qusay Hussein

sholahoon.bsky.social•90 days ago

Ruth, tell us that resistance will prevail and we shall be phoenixes arising stronger from the ashes of authoritarianism-which we shall alight in flames

flyinghiangel.bsky.social•89 days ago

🦅🦅’s of a 🪶

Felon45 LOVES his Felons!

Criminals are MOST Comfortable around their own kind!

Vile, Soulless & Immoral Subhumans!!!

anydoubts.bsky.social•90 days ago

And Putin keeps his relatives out of politics (and media). When his cousin (with the same last name) decided to participate in regional elections, he was _advised_ not to do so.

renam72.bsky.social•90 days ago

Well done! Family loyalty as a tool for consolidating power has long been a hallmark of authoritarian regimes.

anydoubts.bsky.social•90 days ago

And this is what contributed to their (regimes) downfall. Because in addition to loyalty to the dear leader, the Government needs competence, otherwise expect chaos and, in the end, a revolution.

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•89 days ago

And competence is always in short supply because who's gonna trust an expert that thinks they know more than der leader? Plus, the incentive structure makes accurate information soooo hard to get and share. It's so bad in Russia that russians have a term of art for it, vranyo.

sky-loyal.bsky.social•90 days ago

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rosebud1968.bsky.social•90 days ago

now that most realize it's the 1%ers who are taking over our government, we now live (even before inauguration) in a Kleptocracy. open your eyes people. you are allowing that 1% to dictate our rules, laws, transaction, healthcare, medicaid, medicare, social security, taxes, global affairs, religion-