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Related: About this forumTrump Victim Act Follows Authoritarian Playbook Drawing In Fanatical Supporters - Ali Velshi - MSNBC
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history at NYU and author of "Strongmen," talks about right-wing assault on democracy in the United States and familiar patterns between the Trump movement and other authoritarian movements around the world an in history. Aired on 01/07/2022.
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Trump Victim Act Follows Authoritarian Playbook Drawing In Fanatical Supporters - Ali Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2022
OP
Seems more and more like the Republican party is using a number of tactics that the
cstanleytech
Jan 2022
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pbmus
(12,422 posts)1. Just bought her book
Looking forward to listening
Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)2. Oh, terrific!
I wasn't familiar with her work, but I have Mary Trump's latest book and she is one of the authors/pundits that Mary Trump quotes and thanks!
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)3. Seems more and more like the Republican party is using a number of tactics that the
Nazi party used to gain power in Germany prior to WWII.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Great insights!
magicguido
(6,315 posts)5. The Danger of the BIG LIE. The Danger of Misinformation.