"US democracy will not survive long"

“The picture that the hearings depict is of a coup leader.”-Steven Levitsky.
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If Trump’s Latin American-style authoritarianism rang out from the hearings for scholars like Levitsky, a more vexed question is whether it similarly pierced the consciences of the wider American people. It is in their hands...
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...what about those who went along with it and internalized his lies about the stolen election?
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The Republicans who played with fire, openly backing the anti-democratic movement, found that they were largely immune to the consequences.

“They learned that if you try to overturn the election you will not be punished by Republican voters, activists or donors. For the most part, you’ll be rewarded for it. ...”