It is an expression of fear. Just as democracies are well advised to take fears about immigration seriously, they are well advised to take fears about authorita

It is an expression of fear. Just as democracies are well advised to take fears about immigration seriously, they are well advised to take fears about authoritarian overreach seriously (this used to be a core strength of the GOP). Many people fear the USA is on a trajectory of dismantling its democratic institutions and into an authoritarian single-party dictatorship. If you are interested in a working democracy it would be wise to not dismiss these concerns out of hand just because they draw comparisons to historical regimes where authoritarian overreach ended democracies. The comparison might be wrong, yet the concerns are real.