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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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Curious what positions you feel make Hillary farther south? And which positions make the others farther north?
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Authoritarian Norms:
Promotes fear of outsiders, differences etc.
Willing to remove or reduce civil liberties to protect against "conjured threats"
Hostility to criticism or transparency.
Let's just use Trump.. since the others are out of the race.
For the authoritarian norms... can anyone reasonably say any of those don't apply very strongly to Trump?
All we have to go on are Trumps words and business actions.. since he's never held a political office.
Trump tries to use eminent domain in the past to seize a home so he could build a limousine parking lot.
He wants to build a giant wall along the US/Mexican border to keep foreigners out.
Somehow he will force Mexico to pay for it.
He indulges in conspiracy theories and uses that fear and xenophobia to control his followers (Global warming is a chinese hoax etc)
Wants to shutdown all muslims from entering the US.
Wants to put a 45% tariff on all goods manufactured in China. This would raise prices in the US but about the same percentage and amounts to Trump telling American's who they can or can't buy legal goods from.
Endorses Water-boarding and "much worse" forms of torture
Doesn't seem to support the freedom of speech or the press and has mentioned he'd change laws so he could sue when the press publishes negative articles about him.
Says we need to rebuild the military to make is stronger (somehow he thinks the military will prevent terrorist organizations? lol)
Will "bomb the hell out of ISIS" (as if he can just target them at the next terrorist convention)
Favors Flat tax (which is coded language for oligarchy, note russia's tax system)
Wants targeted surveillance on certain groups.
He's open to Nuclear war.
Supports the Patriot Act and strengthening it.
Wants to cut education. (Long standing research shows you are more likely to support authoritarianism with less education)
Has Small Hands!
Hillary
Supported the Iraq War
Supported the Patriot Act
Hostile to criticism or transparency
Doesn't promote fear of "the other"