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The rise of American authoritarianism
- woodandsteel 11y agoMy impression of Trump is that he thinks he never made a mistaken decision, and has never felt guilty about anything he has done or failed to do. That's pretty frightening.
- norea-armozel 11y agoSadly, that's a symptom of an authoritarian mindset (IMO). It's something that probably makes me the odd one out among certain conservative values. For example, I support the legal right to polygamous/polyandrous marriages since social norms, expectations, and the like I think are wholly separate from the job of the government. Meaning, I don't personally support polygamy/polyandry but I can see that the state shouldn't bar it's existence at all. The same goes for drug use, sex outside of marriage, atheism, and so forth. It shouldn't be the job of the state to dictate social norms. It scares me that anyone would think otherwise, especially on very personal matters like marriage. Yet, that seems to be the growing trend among people of my age and demographic (white, mid-30s, lower middle class) to want the state to dictate the lives of others beyond protecting life, liberty, and property.