This Is How Authoritarianism Actually Starts in America | The Weekly Assignment
January 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelDemocratic strategist and columnist Max Burns delivers a sobering warning about how authoritarian systems take hold — not all at once, but through normalized violence, impunity, and fear.
From the radicalization of ICE and the killing of American citizens, to the collapse of U.S. credibility abroad and the rise of China as a global alternative, this conversation traces the real consequences of Trump’s second-term strategy.
This is not speculation. This is the historical pattern — and we are watching it unfold in real time.
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