Larry Summers: "This isn't just political gamesmanship--this is authoritarianism creeping in. Nixon never went this far.

[Swede]

I don't think of it as creeping in. More like kicking in the door and barging in.

[intrepidity]

1. Journalists, universities, law firms,

Already threatened openly, repeatedly.

[Captain Zero]

3. Bullying states governments to assist ICE

That's fucking Naziism.

[unblock]

2. Ain't no creeping about it. Full on assault on democracy.

[tanyev]

6. Yep, the creeping happened in 2017-2020.

And after the Biden administration managed to mostly right the ship, a large chunk of the country said, “Hey, let’s do more of that fascism stuff!”

[Buzz cook]

4. Larry, thanks for your help

in pushing the Overton Window to the right. /sarc
https://newrepublic.com/article/161269/larry-summers-finally-belatedly-irrelevant

[dobleremolque]

5. Got news for ya, Larry....

the authoritarianism is already here. Call it what it is, dictatorship.