I gotta say that I do get some satisfaction watching the authoritarians Putin, Trump and DeSantis, start to fall.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/wagner-mutiny/

So former fascists and authoritarians tried to regain power through democratic means.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/09/javier-milei-is-the-worlds-latest-wannabe-fascist/

There is nothing new in comparing opponents with violent authoritarians or extremists.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23747786.culture-wars-need-take-care-label-marxist/?ref=rss

Unfortunately so were other authoritarians, as even Chaplin warned, and that may not be enough to overcome human stupidity.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/special-counsel-asks-supreme-court-to-rule-quickly-whether-former-president-trump-can-be-prosecuted

Why, then, have would-be authoritarians and theocrats in the coalition taken aim at it first?

Source: https://www.jewishtimes.com/why-the-pro-settler-right-hates-israels-justice-system-so-much/

Would-be authoritarians like Trump, given a chance to return to power, do not have a record of moderating their views.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/2024-trump-is-even-scarier-than-2020-trump