Crash Course: Trump's path to dictatorship depends on our democracy working

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As a kleptocratic and wannabe authoritarian dictator, Donald Trump and the U.S. are not alone in the contemporary world of neoliberal, illiberal, and authoritarian regimes engaged in various geopolitical struggles between competing democratic and autocratic styles of governance. These battles are commonly immersed in nationalist and/or populist movements of xenophobia. Most of the nations involved – democratic or authoritarian — are also trending towards fascism, standardization, and disinformation. 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George Washington warned us that “cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men (who) subvert the power of the people and usurp for themselves the reins of government” would be fatal to the nation. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnWC1aP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNTYyMmFiMnQyZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhrNHY2czBwMXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZXJbqHVlVd_e4FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnWC1aP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOHE0c2sxOW4yMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhrNHY2czBwMXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZXJbqHVlVd_e4FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! 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