The United States is not an authoritarian country. President Trump has failed to carry out many of his authoritarian impulses — like, say, banning Muslims from entering the United States or jailing his political opponents.
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And yet, the events that have taken place in the Senate this week would nonetheless have been unimaginable for most of our modern history. They are the makings of authoritarianism — in which the party in power decides it can reject democratic principles for the simple reason that it holds power.
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A majority of senators, all Republican, are not interested in hearing evidence of presidential wrongdoing. Before Dotard no one could imagine such bullshit, now it’s accepted. And it’s really scary....
Fuck him and the ignorant, gullible sheep he rode in on.
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