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Fiendish Thingy

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6. The graphs shown were from the Financial Times report

Reply to rampartd (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 10:13 AM

Feb 5

So, not just some rando’s opinion.

Although there were certainly feints towards authoritarian rule during Trump’s first term and even earlier, the indicators of Democratic decline reset to zero with the elections of Obama and Biden.

You might quibble over ticking time bombs like the Patriot Act, but if you rewatch the video and listen to Baker’s rundown of each of the markers, it’s an accurate assessment.

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Two Reasons Why Trump's Rapid Push Towards Autocracy Will Fail [View all] Fiendish Thingy Feb 5 OP

I think the speed is due to Trump's health Skittles Feb 5 #1

Either that or Trump and especially Miller's impatience. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 5 #3

Fantastic follow-up to the John Burn-Murdoch's quantification of Democratic backsliding, which found the United States' pat_k Feb 5 #2

It was this video's deeper dive into the FT report that impressed me Fiendish Thingy Feb 5 #5

has this been that rapid a fall?? rampartd Feb 5 #4

The graphs shown were from the Financial Times report Fiendish Thingy Feb 5 #6

Paul Krugman reviewed the index and endorsed as reasonable pat_k Feb 5 #7

we have been comparing maga to "authoritarian" movements, rampartd Feb 5 #8