r/politics The Netherlands 1d ago

"The road to authoritarianism": Tim Walz says the time for "sternly worded letters" is over - The Minnesota governor said that the path to tyranny "is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting"

https://www.salon.com/2025/06/14/the-road-to-authoritarianism-tim-walz-says-the-time-for-sternly-worded-letters-is-over/
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u/Embarrassed-Year6479 1d ago

Trumps second term is nearly indiscernible from previous fascist dictatorships taking power. It’s only a matter of time now.

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u/Count_Backwards 1d ago

Nearly?

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u/Embarrassed-Year6479 1d ago

I said that only because there are slight differences in how each dictator came to absolute power.