A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump himself, researchers of authoritarianism explain, looking around the world at other countries where parties have been organized around a strongman:
https://theconversation.com/why-trumps-control-of-the-republican-party-is-bad-for-democracy-221828
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@TheConversationUS but that description is kind of self -refuting.
It's not that a second Trump presidency is a danger to democracy but rather a product of democracy.
I mean, I don't think he can win, but if he does, it reflects what the people want. Yay democracy.
I agree that it's more to do with things other than Trump himself, but that's exactly why it is a product of democracy.
