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Debate Won’t Save You From AUTHORITARIANS
Power in American politics is no longer being contested on shared rules, and pretending otherwise is accelerating collapse. As political norms erode and one side abandons legal and institutional constraints, the question is no longer whether moderation can save democracy, but whether it can survive at all. This discussion confronts what happens when power swings back and the opposition is expected to govern responsibly in a system that has already been stripped for parts. It challenges the fantasy that centrism, debate culture, or restraint can overcome movements that view power as the only…
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