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Get ready for the authoritarian aggression

With two of the three core traits of authoritarian personalities fully sated by the 2024 election, expect the third—unbridled aggression at those who dissent—to manifest itself soon.

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David Neiwert
Dec 17, 2024
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Now that American voters have validated MAGA’s authoritarian impulses, the rest of us need to prepare for what comes next: the aggression—directed at anyone who dissents. Donald Trump made this crystal clear in his recent ‘Meet the Press’ interview:

TRUMP: For what they did...

KRISTEN WELKER: Yeah.

TRUMP: ...Honestly, they should go to jail.

WELKER: So you …

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