The most disturbing aspect of Trump’s first 100 days
The Worst 36 Hours For Democracy Since the 1930s, America on Dictatorship’s Brink, and Civilizational Risk
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Second, the central political and social challenges we now face stem not from the fabled “tyranny of the majority”—the wayward passions of the masses—but from the impunity of a greedy and blinkered minority.
Astra Taylor • Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions
One of the biggest ways Trump changed America is a variety of people now use a presidential nominee as a consequence, a threat, a slur—something to impose on people you'd like to hurt, even if it hurts you too.
Trump, however, yanked the window very heavily to the right. Things that conservatives found unacceptable to even discuss, let alone advocate, he proclaimed loudly and proudly.
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
People in Political Disney World slap a “bullshit” sticker onto an argument the second it leaves the wrong person’s mouth, regardless of the argument’s substance.
Tim Urban • What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
