A simple four-category test applied to acts over the first 90 days of Trump-II shows autocracy rising in the US due primarily to violations of the rule of law, which many people don't perceive.
The threats to voting rights are locally focused and not making headlines. Is it possible that your Tracking data source is too focused at the apex of the fascist movement and missing what is happening in their ground game?
This is a fantastic piece. I'm saving it to assign in classes and am sharing it widely. Thanks for the work and summarizing where we're at so cogently. (As I'm often wandering around using the term 'authoritarian' and then having to explain what I mean and why I'm so concerned - it's great to have this to share to help some of that explanatory load.)
The threats to voting rights are locally focused and not making headlines. Is it possible that your Tracking data source is too focused at the apex of the fascist movement and missing what is happening in their ground game?
https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/voter-suppression
This is a fantastic piece. I'm saving it to assign in classes and am sharing it widely. Thanks for the work and summarizing where we're at so cogently. (As I'm often wandering around using the term 'authoritarian' and then having to explain what I mean and why I'm so concerned - it's great to have this to share to help some of that explanatory load.)
EXACTLY: https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/news-clips/see-which-states-are-expanding-or-restricting-voting-rights