Monday, February 13, 2017

The Threat of Ignorance and Authoritarianism



From the Irish Times:  "What we’ve seen instead over the past three weeks is an awesome display of raw ignorance on every front. Worse, there’s no hint that either the White House or its allies in Congress see this as a problem."  Unfortunately, not just the White House but the Republican Party in general seems to have become the party of ignorance—anti-knowledge, anti-science, and proud of it. 

While this is frightening, it is outdone by the administration's clear liking for authoritarianism, which was made all too evident in the Sunday remarks by Stephen Miller that "the whole world will soon see as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned."  If that isn't a clear statement that the Trump administration intends to impose dictatorial rule, I don't know what else you could call it.

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