State Terror, American Style – Paul Krugman
13 hours ago
- #Trump Administration
- #Authoritarianism
- #Chicago Raid
- The Chicago apartment raid by U.S. Border Patrol agents was a disproportionate and illegal response, involving excessive force and detaining U.S. citizens and children.
- The Trump administration's actions in Chicago are not about crime but about dismantling democracy and pushing paranoid conspiracy theories.
- Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration czar, labels opposition to Trump’s agenda as terrorism, expanding the definition to suppress dissent.
- The administration is rapidly escalating authoritarian measures, including targeting dissenters as domestic terrorists based on broad criteria like 'anti-capitalism' and 'anti-Christianity.'
- Trump and his administration are in a race against time to consolidate power despite low approval ratings, using government machinery to intimidate opponents.
- The media's underreporting of incidents like the Chicago raid raises concerns about how future authoritarian actions will be covered.
- Resistance is crucial—no concessions or muted criticisms should be made to Trump’s authoritarian agenda.