Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

[Fearandloathing]

If DJT refuses to recognize the authority of the courts, are we left to wait for the 2026 elections until he could [possibly] be brought under control?

Assuming the mid terms are a fair election....

Expect a lot of jerrymandering

 

[devildavid]

Assuming the mid terms are a fair election....

Expect a lot of jerrymandering

Expect Trump to continue to rig the election. Every accusation was always a confession. And now he just does it right out in the open because he has been given carte blanche by the other two branches of government to act corruptly. And he is a shameless criminal.

 

[upsideguy]

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s1-5340753/trump-democracy-authoritarianism-competive-survey-political-scientist

A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.

In the benchmark survey, known as Bright Line Watch, U.S.-based professors rate the performance of American democracy on a scale from zero (complete dictatorship) to 100 (perfect democracy). After President Trump's election in November, scholars gave American democracy a rating of 67. Several weeks into Trump's second term, that figure plummeted to 55.

"That's a precipitous drop," says John Carey, a professor of government at Dartmouth and co-director of Bright Line Watch. "There's certainly consensus: We're moving in the wrong direction."

Bang up job Americans.

At this point you know longer need a PhD in history nor political science to see it....