Yeah well the GOP took a page from that book and then amped it up 1000x. On that line of thinking. Is it worth putting soldiers on the streets to feel a little bit safer?

> which side of the spectrum enthusiastically chose a little temporary safety over essential liberties?

Autocrats. Both parties contain autocrats.

Republican voters in 2024 could have voted against more of what they saw in 2020. They didn’t. They chose more of it along their party’s lines.

All large groups probably contain autocrats. The measure isn’t whether they exist, but if—and to what degree—they are empowered.