Trump’s Terror
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Don Moynahan considers Donald Trump’s terror campaign. Threats against judges, local officials, and others are increasing. Moynahan takes eight lessons from current terror-related events.. I’ll list the lessons; check out the post for details.
Lesson 1: Terror is Used to Subvert Legal Accountability
Lesson 2: Terror Provides a Means of Control Over Officials Trump Has No Authority Over
Lesson 3: Terror Will Be a Feature of American Public Life Regardless of The Election Outcome, But Worse if Trump wins.
Lesson 4: Trump and Others Have Created a Culture of Permission for Terror
Lesson 5: Trump Is Teaching Terror To Others
Lesson 6: Authoritarian Regimes Depend Upon Threats to Enrich Themselves and Maintain Power
Lesson 7: Under Terror, The Quality Of Government Will Decline
Lesson 8: Most of Us Will Not Resist Terror
One more thing we need to keep talking about when we talk about Trump.