This is what really stands out about the current situation: Any chance of successfully subverting the election relies not only on the complicity of MAGA supporters, but also on the widespread acquiescence of those who oppose the regime.
The assertion of irresistible power is itself a key element of the authoritarian assault. We must not perpetuate it, must not buy into the idea that the Republic must fall if and when Trump decides to the pull the lever that has “Dictatorship” written on it.
Such a lever does not exist.
All those who value democratic self-government have agency and can act to block the path towards authoritarian consolidation.
I have no doubt about the MAGA movement’s intentions. But let us refuse to help them propagate the notion that reality does not apply to them.
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