Saying again: This is precisely why authoritarians holding office is so dangerous to democracy - people and institutions scale back their opposition for fear of persecution. As a result, Trump will face less opposition and dissent. Democracy depends on respecting the legitimacy of the opposition. - ThreadSky

brendannyhan.bsky.social • 46 days ago

Saying again: This is precisely why authoritarians holding office is so dangerous to democracy - people and institutions scale back their opposition for fear of persecution. As a result, Trump will face less opposition and dissent. Democracy depends on respecting the legitimacy of the opposition.

Reposted from Filipe Campante

Totally normal in a democracy, nothing to see here… www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...

Comments

minerva1.bsky.social•46 days ago

So the headline should be fascism.

Not “time of anxiety”.

mi-robin.bsky.social•45 days ago

Thank you.

larrymcva.bsky.social•46 days ago

If prices go higher w Tarriffs/Deportations/other. Voters will turn on him.

kalamityk67.bsky.social•45 days ago

We literally learned NOTHING.

tammyelle.bsky.social•45 days ago

This scares the💩 outta me!
I sure hope we fight back!
Let’s not sit idle and watch our democracy fall.

madmandolorian.bsky.social•45 days ago

All of the cabinet opposition he faced last time; the only protection we had against his full-blown fascism, is gone this term. It's about to get bad. It is going to be so much more difficult and dangerous to oppose him this time.

grudgingoptimist.bsky.social•46 days ago

We are more powerful than them

madmandolorian.bsky.social•45 days ago

We are more numerous, I don't think we are more powerful. They have drones, tanks, fully auto weapons, riot gear, and the world's largest cult behind them.

grudgingoptimist.bsky.social•45 days ago

retmarine.bsky.social•45 days ago

They were betrayed by the Democratic Party as well. There never was a plausible opposition to trumpism.

simphotongame.bsky.social•45 days ago

I will not be surprised if Trump does "Night of The Long Knives 2.0" while giving a speech about carrying out his retribution & re-educating "members of the radical left" to turn them into loyal, obedient citizens.

Saying this makes me want to watch "The World Wars" again.

kevinrusch.com•46 days ago

Sorry man, democracy was killed in November. We knew exactly what was at stake and did it anyway. That's why the institutions are caving -- they could endure this once but not twice.

michaelyarbrough.bsky.social•45 days ago

at this point it becomes a sham democracy like russia.

As you reflect remember there was an attack on the word "Democracy". Suddenly we are a Republic and not a democracy.

Yes, and a red delicious is not an apple...