Post B2sl027RywWIcT7hvk by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
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(DIR) Post #B2sjmm8A12dHJTZOEa by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T15:32:35Z
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"Measured using objective criteria spanning 10 domains including the use of state force against civilians, political prosecution and the independence of the judiciary and civil service, I find that the US slide during Trump’s second term stands out as the most rapid in contemporary history. It outpaces the early stages of backsliding under Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, where similar steps unfolded over several years.The resulting dataset of 139 instances where erstwhile democracies were gradually eroded also allows us to consider a crucial question: is the US under Trump’s second term hurtling inevitably towards the same destination as these other cases?To answer this it is useful to explore how the different backsliding episodes have taken place. Specifically, have they been characterised primarily by one-time unilateral executive actions and shows of force, or durable changes to policy and legislation facilitated by weak or co-opted institutions?And here, a difference emerges. In the cases of Russia, Turkey, Hungary and Venezuela, erosion came about through both channels. The likes of Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán and Hugo Chávez were able to consolidate power by exerting considerable control over the courts, media and electoral and political systems in addition to direct executive actions, locking in durably favourable conditions for themselves and hostile environments for their opponents. In Trump’s second term, by contrast, most of the action has taken the form of shocking acts or events that bypass rather than permanently corrupt institutions."https://www.ft.com/content/b474855e-66b0-4e6e-9b73-7e252bd88938?accessToken=zwAGSbCfepa4kdO0dIVeZrBObtObc34lK9iJOA.MEQCICsl-wnbkT-zHL1ucGdIU4o9IzZ1_M0Vy0qdxb7vUAtFAiBjN9PiR_5XQC1WmAKGp19wO2ppR9PaHyvusfIJqCZHaA&sharetype=gift&token=bd398d72-3953-4f44-a757-0fc09ad1c3ed#USA #Trump #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Democracy
(DIR) Post #B2sjmnwXHEWQw098OO by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T15:35:26Z
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Just to avoid any kind of relativism/postmodernism/whataboutism bullshit: "The Scale of Liberty, Independence and Democratic Erosion (Slide) is an index created by the author, consisting of the following 10 items, each scored from 0 (no erosion) to 3 (severe erosion). Electoral integrity, judicial independence, media freedom, central bank independence, civil service & bureaucratic autonomy, toleration/encouragement of political violence, use of state force against civilians, legislative constraints on executive, targeting political opponents, and civil liberties & human rights. Full definitions and criteria for each score are available here. Special thanks to Anne Meng, associate professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, for methodological review." https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTNz8J13MV_ZLQ8BT-AsRNTn4lADHidb3KRYpuQ7ZiA895SgDGwz2PaCi3KQeHpEdjcOMUl4bVs6qNn/pub
(DIR) Post #B2sjmpOZsSXzRGH2jw by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T15:44:39Z
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@remixtures You're in Portugal and no one cares what you think.
(DIR) Post #B2sknAfurNvpOH6xrU by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T15:55:56Z
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@magicalthinking I'm just quoting what the author of this article, who is located in the U.K., concluded. BTW, is that an argument?
(DIR) Post #B2skrENt0lFA3Kc7kG by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T15:56:42Z
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@remixtures You're a paid troll loser dude.
(DIR) Post #B2sl027RywWIcT7hvk by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T15:58:15Z
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@magicalthinking Sorry if rational, non-subjective data hurts your feelings. I guess the MAGA team is just too "woke" for the truth...
(DIR) Post #B2slGxNgqpo8qbmzNg by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T16:01:21Z
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@remixtures My mistake, you're not even getting paid.
(DIR) Post #B2slMyV1beIy3N5c6C by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T16:02:18Z
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@magicalthinking I guess the truth worth since you're spending so much time trying to insult me...
(DIR) Post #B2slUFBRyNchpGOqhc by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T16:03:44Z
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@remixtures I'm just starting my day actually.you g-zay-zay.
(DIR) Post #B2slZYzpjmPYinVEPY by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T16:04:41Z
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@magicalthinking That explains why you seem to be devoid of any actually thinking ideas and arguments AKA critical thinking.
(DIR) Post #B2slx7ShlF0oH8Eu6y by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T16:08:58Z
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@remixtures Yeah, I should cut and paste more stuff from articles I read...
(DIR) Post #B2sm6WX7upxQdfnARc by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T16:10:38Z
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@magicalthinking Definitely, it would improve your critical thinking AND reading skills.
(DIR) Post #B2smDDStD49bWi08xM by magicalthinking@noauthority.social
2026-02-01T16:11:52Z
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@remixtures whatev'slater loser.
(DIR) Post #B2sma7iwikjkNiR184 by remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-01T16:15:57Z
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@magicalthinking Sorry if the articles that I quote are messing around with your notions of the truth. You've been brainwashed. Trump is no friend of the common worker. He is just a friend of billionaires and kleptokrats. In any case, your side must be really desperate. Only that explains why they're trolling people telling the truth about what's happening in the U.S. right now.