#politics There are five key areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert and author Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense and intelligence.
And in each of these arenas, the goal is to consolidate power, create chaos — and yes, even death. Authoritarians with power over these areas, Snyder says, “can make America impossible to sustain.” https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/11/is-trump-trying-to-kill-us-authoritarian-expert-says-yes.html

@GlennS Bannon said the goal was to tear it all down and rebuild in their ruthless lawless image

@Zevon problem with tearing it all down is that these fuckers have no interest in rebuilding. It's like asking the Greeks to rebuild Troy after that little trick with the wooden horse