The reason authoritarianism is so popular is because the Dems have not pushed for significant, FDR-style reforms that would materially improve people's lives. I

The reason authoritarianism is so popular is because the Dems have not pushed for significant, FDR-style reforms that would materially improve people's lives. If they actually fought for universal healthcare, guaranteed parental leave, police reform, instead of just having Nancy Pelosi take a knee wearing some African garb while making Madoff-level returns on her insider trading, this level of populism would not turn into fascism. If you don't believe me, you can find videos of these trump idiots screeching in some town hall about "over regulation" and "tyranny" and "socialism!" but they then say "and keep your hands off my medicare and social security!".