James Gleick on Nostr: The NY Times doesn’t use the words “dictatorship” or “autocracy” or ...

The NY Times doesn’t use the words “dictatorship” or “autocracy” or “authoritarian,” because that’s not their way. But, with some good reporting, they show that Trump plans to make himself a dictator. He has calculated that he can reveal some of his plan in advance, to minimize the shock of the transition to complete autocracy.

He has calculated that no Republican will object. They will be his enablers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=5ZwwRnRYezcvvFftct6wz4xvfnVfozOAlflMrwF0lyad_TbPT0MuaZdGkAthNdydZXG-u_NIria0eRZo1rPCy7I0wqSHX3k1O4D3P41u9PRLT9sHNgPR9c5zYqfizTNyP66uJPlUkDNjq4Rn6G-iAAh4MqoEii_6yRzs7a1k5z6nMMnU-am5Uhmi-Sb30i61qFmeSURiahRKXZorKQtpxILkAOaNCqMfIzfCkTro3iGGnRWCUgfDtP-a7TfgXUbDh5B0KXZg6CYYJMN4RSlAh8vB1B4VZMP-7ElkkmeOgtloPi0E-NREd86ZL3g18gSHk-jOvEMBSadayA&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare