I wrote about a key challenge of life under clownish authoritarianism: Resisting the temptation to constantly rage against Trump’s latest antics – while making sure the silliness and buffoonery of Trumpism doesn’t obscure how extreme and dangerous the situation is.
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Thomas Zimmer
Navigating the Nonsense and Propaganda of Clownish Authoritarianism
Ignoring what Trump says won’t work. Constant outrage is not a viable strategy either. We must find a more productive way to engage Trump’s dangerous outlandishness.
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Ignoring what Trump says won’t work. Constant outrage is not a viable strategy either. We must find a more productive way to engage Trump’s dangerous outlandishness.
New piece:
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀.
...after having achieved 49.8% of votes (from those who got around to voting, which is less than in 2020).