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Trump super fans are impossible to argue with because they don’t actually believe in logic
Helping people out of a cult begins by understanding why they are in it, writes Matthew Sheffield.
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Fascist? Authoritarian? Sorta Russian? Whatever you call it, the Republicans don't want legitimate authority, only power
People often confuse the terms power and authority.
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Senate candidate JD Vance is describing how the Republicans have changed. Are we listening?
Set aside the old ways of thinking.
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Vaccine holdouts are caving. Lesson for liberals? Respond to authoritarianism with force
They want to be told what to do.
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The GOP’s authoritarian voters have given up hope of taking over democracy. A new political rhetoric can keep it that way
The rhetoric of shut-the-fuck-up, part 2.
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Whatever happens to Roe, it will be the consequence of six conservative justices choosing to believe authoritarian lies
If the sanctity of an individual embryo’s life were as important as they say it is, a half-century-old anti-abortion movement would not exist.
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Will vaccine mandates spark right-wing violence? Maybe, if the authoritarians believe what they say. Most don’t, though
Violent rhetoric is a feature, not a bug.
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In the face of authoritarianism, don't lose hope. Normal partisan politics can save democracy
The Dems are pushing a fault line within the GOP to its breaking point.