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::A big difference between Trump and Democrats is that Trump is man of the people (And is a nicer person as well) and he craves praise, recognition and respect as well. And he knows if he were to be as bad as the Biden/Harris/Democrats as far as authoritarianism, he would be hated by the majority of Americans. In addition, the GOP is a lot less authoritarian than Democrats and that restricts Trump's power too.  
 
::A big difference between Trump and Democrats is that Trump is man of the people (And is a nicer person as well) and he craves praise, recognition and respect as well. And he knows if he were to be as bad as the Biden/Harris/Democrats as far as authoritarianism, he would be hated by the majority of Americans. In addition, the GOP is a lot less authoritarian than Democrats and that restricts Trump's power too.  
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::But our Founding Fathers foresaw this problem and that is why we have separation of powers and federalism (state rights). So it very hard for authoritarians to gain as much power as they would wish. In addition, thanks to the US Constitution, the filibuster rule in the Senate and the fact that cultures tend to change slowly (Much of USA culture comes from Britain/West which had the [[Magna Carta]], [[common law]], Greek democracy/Aristotle, etc., so it is hard for hardcore authoritarianism  such as fascism/communism to take root in the United States). At the same time, because Germany has a more authoritarian than the UK, Hitler quickly transformed a democratic republic into a constitutional dictatorship so Americans need to be vigilant.[https://time.com/6971088/adolf-hitler-take-power-democracy/]
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::But our Founding Fathers foresaw this problem and that is why we have separation of powers, federalism (state rights) and the electoral college. So it very hard for authoritarians to gain as much power as they would wish. In addition, thanks to the US Constitution, the filibuster rule in the Senate and the fact that cultures tend to change slowly (Much of USA culture comes from Britain/West which had the [[Magna Carta]], [[common law]], Greek democracy/Aristotle, etc., so it is hard for hardcore authoritarianism  such as fascism/communism to take root in the United States). At the same time, because Germany has a more authoritarian than the UK, Hitler quickly transformed a democratic republic into a constitutional dictatorship so Americans need to be vigilant.[https://time.com/6971088/adolf-hitler-take-power-democracy/]
    
::I hope Republicans/Trump does a better job of pushing school choice so civics/ethics/religion is taught more. Because that is a big root of the problem.  
 
::I hope Republicans/Trump does a better job of pushing school choice so civics/ethics/religion is taught more. Because that is a big root of the problem.  
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