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Can U.S. democracy survive when between 35 and 45 percent of the population cheers a president who behaves like an autocrat? If you don;t think Trump acts like an autocrat you are either blind or do not know what the word means. Note he did not say that 35-45 % support trump BECAUSE he acts like an autocrat.

When Donald Trump took office two years ago, I and many others began sounding the alarm — not out of partisan worry but out of concern for democracy. It is absolutely true that the author and many many others argued exactly that.

Trump, we argued, was an existential threat to the republic. Yes, many people argued that

You obviously disagree but that is because you are uninformed and are so far up trump's ass you can taste his burps.

(In response to this post by 111Balz)

Posted: 01/24/2019 at 12:47PM

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Here is a very good assessment of how Chump has damaged our democracy -- graycalhoo 01/24/2019 11:29AM

One of our forum members posted a rec for the book How Democracies Die on -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 1:33PM

Mitch McConnell is the enabler -- DanTheFan 01/24/2019 12:50PM

The 35-40% of the voters who support Trump's actions are the true enablers. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 2:05PM

Dude you are a liberal that wants to grow a govt that routinely fails the -- TomKazanski 01/24/2019 12:48PM

Except that if you destroy it with someone that destroys democratic norms -- ftwuva 01/24/2019 5:28PM

How many people are going to die using that approach? What civil liberties -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 1:59PM

Was that an op-ed intended to be taken seriously? If so, he blew that out -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 12:13PM

It does not really matter...the world is ending in 12 years** -- Tuckahokie 01/24/2019 1:13PM

You're the one in the bubble. What did the writer say that was false? ** -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:17PM

Plenty ** -- HokieDan95 01/24/2019 12:45PM

Name one ** -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:47PM

It's simply written from a far left view point, hence your approval. ** -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 12:51PM

So there is nothing factually wrong with it ** -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:55PM

Forget it man . . . that must some great tasting Kool-Aid they're drinking! ** -- graycalhoo 01/24/2019 12:35PM

That's not "a very good assessment". ** -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 1:31PM

... teaching pigs to sing ... ** -- WaxHoo 01/24/2019 1:00PM

Loves Koolaid -----------------------> ** -- FfxStationHokie 01/24/2019 12:39PM

You're a puppet! Geez, I even narrowed it down so you could look at just -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 12:23PM

I honestly hoped you had something real.There is nothing false in his -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:43PM

Shoot, let's make this real simple for you and stick to just the first line -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 12:51PM

Few are cheering for autocracy -- Beerman 01/24/2019 12:55PM

Right, but that doesn't make him an autocrat, nor mean that we would cheer -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 1:21PM

You should try reading what the writer -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 1:39PM

To accept his premise you must accept that Trump "behaves like an autocrat" -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 1:48PM

Go through the checklist I posted above yourself. And be honest. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 2:01PM

Not quite. To say one behaves like an -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 1:53PM

It was a hit piece written by an enemy of the people -- a lowly journalist -- WahooRQ 01/24/2019 1:54PM

Or, put far more succinctly, you and others like you are enablers who will -- WahooRQ 01/24/2019 1:28PM

Exactly, and which is what i said to hooda below ** -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:59PM

Look, I've even got an example! -- Beerman 01/24/2019 12:57PM

The first 3 sentences: -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:47PM

Come on Balz... -- Beerman 01/24/2019 12:53PM

Well FDR certainly pushed an agenda and was a very powerful president. -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:58PM

To be accurate, FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court. That is a crucial -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 2:09PM

True but does anyone think his motivation -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 2:11PM

No, but you also have to look at the result. He didn't get to do it because -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2019 2:31PM

What a left view piece of crap article. ** -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 11:50AM

I’m amazed at your expert analysis. Let me /golfclap for you. ** -- Eusebia 01/24/2019 2:12PM

It was "a very good assessment". :-) ** -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 2:42PM

Clearly written by an enemy of the people. ** -- WahooRQ 01/24/2019 12:07PM

IOW, it makes sense to sane people. ** -- HowieT3 01/24/2019 11:58AM

Sure. There is only blatant proof the top of the FBI was rabid with bias -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 12:15PM

One of Obama's greatest failings ... -- Beerman 01/24/2019 1:10PM

"The media has long been massively biased against the right." -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 1:04PM

FOX is more of a result of media bias. Bias was there long before them. -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 1:12PM

Inconvenient truths. It is clear that many -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 2:02PM

LOL! Agreeing with your opinion has zero to do with handling truth. ** -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 2:21PM

Where did I mention my opinion? -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 2:26PM

And LAHOOters opinion was different. Why on Earth would that lead you to -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 2:30PM

Because he and you and others simply -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 2:32PM

Or we don't agree with your opinion or how you've interpreted facts. Your -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 2:41PM

There you go making shit up again when -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 3:01PM

OK let's try this a different way. It is your opinion Trump is a MONSTER! I -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 3:25PM

Smh....hooda, I guess it depends on how one -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 8:21PM

I'm alway interested in what the leftist fringe thinks, so keep responding ** -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 2:08PM

No you show no interest in what anyone thinks -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 2:09PM

We all just heard about the revered Papa Bush saying annoy the media. 4 yrs -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 1:25PM

Sorry, but bullshit. Bill Clinton in 1996 complained that the -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 1:43PM

In a way I agree. Bias has always been there. We long for this imagined -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 1:23PM

I admit consumers drive it to an extent, but IMO 24 hour oversaturation and -- LAHOOters 01/24/2019 1:58PM

We'll have to agree to diagree on some of this at least. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 4:15PM

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You'd better watch more Faux News after 8 PM; you may have missed ... -- HowieT3 01/24/2019 12:23PM

No there is not. This is the same FBI that PUBLICLY investigated -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 12:20PM

You need to stop making posts like this. -- Northbomb 01/24/2019 1:19PM

Not to anyone who is following along -- 111Balz 01/24/2019 1:34PM

A MONSTER!!! ** -- Hoodafan 01/24/2019 12:23PM

I'd say there's an excellent chance ... -- Beerman 01/24/2019 11:39AM

Up until recently, I took American's reverence for democracy for granted. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 12:35PM

But is there an elephant in the room, namely the failure of liberal -- hoodeyo 01/24/2019 4:02PM

That book will go on my reading list. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2019 4:30PM

Good points. -- hoodeyo 01/24/2019 5:02PM

This ignores the clear existance of an investigation.................... -- Chuck Taylor 01/24/2019 11:35AM