authoritarianism

“The people of this country will not allow us to move toward oligarchy. They will not allow Trump to take us into authoritarianism,” Sanders said, to cheers.

Torres captures a paradoxical mix of motherly strength and unspoken terror, and her performance provides a fascinating look at the brutal impact of authoritarianism on the individual.

Here are what I hope are some helpful day-to-day suggestions for surviving America’s collapse into autocracy and competitive authoritarianism — or perhaps something far worse.

The Age of Trump and the country’s rapid collapse into autocracy and authoritarianism are proof in the extreme of Postman’s hypothesis.

Trump is playing the role of savior, saving America from further decline, challenging government bureaucracy, tradition, norms, entrenched values and policies about authoritarianism, equality and progress.