So, You Elected an Autocrat — Now What? [barf alert]

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-23 18:09:02 | Updated at 2024-11-23 20:44:26 2 hours ago

So, You Elected an Autocrat — Now What? [barf alert]
Politico ^ | 11/23/2024 | Gabor Scheiring

Posted on 11/23/2024 9:54:18 AM PST by simpson96

Many believed that after his first term as president, Donald Trump would end up in the dustbin of history. Now Trump is back, and the United States is about to be ruled for the second time by a right-wing populist.

Trump’s goal this time is to remake the American government to enhance his power. He isn’t the first modern right-wing populist to attempt this — he is following a playbook pioneered by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. I lived through Orbán’s power grab as a member of Hungary’s parliament and have been researching populism since. I’ve learned a few things along the way that might help Trump’s opponents understand how he won and how they can fight back.

First off, it’s important to understand that America isn’t the first country to face this kind of threat to its democracy, and it also isn’t something external. Autocratic populism is not a virus the U.S. caught from the exotic East, from Russia or Hungary. Modern-day autocracies come to power through elections, leading to electoral autocracies. These regimes are built from within the democratic system.

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Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable.

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Excerpted. This was the tip of the iceberg. His screed goes on and on.

1 posted on 11/23/2024 9:54:18 AM PST by simpson96

To: simpson96

“you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable.”

No duhhhh!

2 posted on 11/23/2024 9:54:34 AM PST by simpson96

To: simpson96

He DEFINITELY has that pedo look to him.

3 posted on 11/23/2024 9:55:08 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)

To: simpson96

Looks like a close relative of Pajama Boy.

4 posted on 11/23/2024 9:56:37 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)

To: simpson96

Except that the people that he believes should be prosecuted are all those people who voted for Trump.

5 posted on 11/23/2024 9:57:19 AM PST by hoagy62 (Don't let evil win again!)

To: simpson96

I hope he gets the mental help he needs.

And someone to explain history to him.

6 posted on 11/23/2024 9:58:55 AM PST by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)

To: simpson96

He looks like a pointy-headed, P-whooped sissy boy who would write this kind of kinky crap. The hand under the chin “hack” is to make him appear to be some kind of an intellectual.

7 posted on 11/23/2024 10:03:58 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (This Thanksgiving, spay and neuter your liberal RAT family members.)

To: simpson96

These people are mentally ill. Ignore the retards.

8 posted on 11/23/2024 10:05:55 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)

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