America Hires a Strongman

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/politics/trump-election-analysis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X04.TZxF.KbCp5tpfm7eb&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history.

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edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
"strong"man dude’s just gonna kowtow to actual dictators and everyone he owes money to

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- FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  In politics, a strongman is a type of authoritarian political leader — civilian or military — who exerts control through military enforcement and has, or has claimed to have, strong popular support. Strongmen typically claim to have widespread popular support, portray themselves as the only one capable of solving the country’s problems, and espouse a disdain for liberalism and democracy.
  
  en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_strongman
  
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  - edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    My point was to emphasize the “claims” part of the definition, as he’s actually a weak-minded, thin-skinned fraud
    
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