I don't see the reasoning behind why some people are calling Trump an authoritarian. No one is forced to be a subordinate to the state neither are we being treated as subjects. Trump is behaving as a populist for his base.
Things i'd like to see for an authoritarian Trump are as follows. Gun bans, limiting free speech, and push for more dependence on the state for starters.
So far from what I have seen he has baited Democrats in office about limiting gun anything and they rub their hands together happily on more than one occasion. Like the red flag laws. Honestly some people downright want all guns removed on the left.
In new york they recently passed a law that you cant call people illegal alien or be fined with 250k. Trump did good here on his authoritarianism agenda. Oh wait, democrats passed this.
Honestly Trumps constant job growth, being at a 52 year low for unemployment is the biggest indicator of his authoritarianism.
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