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Why do you think the US is moving closer to authoritarianism? And how do you link that to Democrats losing elections?

• hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
  I'm trying not to be snarky, but, with all due respect, is "Why do you think the US is moving closer to authoritarianism?" even a real question considering what is currently going on? We have a president who is completing rejecting the results of the election, while providing no evidence for the fraud he is alleging. In 2016 the margin was virtually the same, if not slightly smaller, in the other direction, and in that case the GAO gave Trump's team resources to start the transition the day after the election. More worrisome is how Trump is installing his most sycophantic cronies at multiple levels in the Defense Department.
  • dudul 6y ago
    Al Gore didn't concede until Dec 13th when he lost against Bush. He used all legal options he had to dispute the election. How is what Trump is doing any different? Also, I don't see how the president's behavior has anything to do with a nation uniformly shifting towards authoritarianism. The president is but one person in the government, and some would argue not even the most powerful. Re-orienting an entire country's alignment requires much more than a handful of idiotic tweets.
    • AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
      Bush/Gore came down to a paltry number of votes in one state and a dubious court ruling. Perusing some amount of legal action there is not unreasonable. Trump was claiming election fraud before a single ballot had been counted, repeatedly insisted that the only way he would lose the election is via fraud, and has had multiple cases dismissed due to the simple matter of not presenting any evidence. That's how Trump is different, since you asked.