• HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    It’s odd the way these articles talk about dictatorship taking hold in the US

    It’s as if there is a subtle undercurrent of wanting it to actually happen while simultaneously being outwardly opposed to it.

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      20 days ago

      It’s odd the way these articles talk about dictatorship taking hold in the US

      Yeah, there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned by studying the Roman Republic and Empire. This article does none of that, it just lists a bunch of parallels. It’s in the same genre as “12 reasons why Joe Biden was the antichrist!”

      I’m continually disappointed in The Atlantic. At one time it would have published a thoughtful essay on the topic. Instead this article just normalizes the idea that democracy in the US is doomed to fall.