Correct and it is part of the right-wing authoritarian formula to take down democracy by creating a sense of crisis and chaos and thus appetite for #Strongmen rule. https://t.co/xGlN8zkHgx

— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) August 12, 2022

As the GOP is further enveloped by "the logic of authoritarianism," historian @ruthbenghiat says we need all new language. “‘Conservative’ no longer fits a party that perpetrated a coup and would do it again tomorrow." #Velshi pic.twitter.com/skOLg8h9EP

— Velshi on MSNBC (@VelshiMSNBC) July 16, 2022

This is what the purges were for: to put the kinds of extremists in place who would not only approve of a violent insurrection but would have the power to name it in terms that fit extremist narratives. https://t.co/Hxa8vb9u9L

— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) January 9, 2021