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MAGAs Want to Live in a Trump Dictatorship. Do they understand what that means?

MAGAs don’t even blink when Trump says he will suspend the Constitution and be a dictator for one day. They don’t know what they don’t know.

Libby Winkler
3 min readMar 24, 2024
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash

Some Americans want to live in a Trump dictatorship. Do they understand what that means?

During democratic turbulence, a concerning trend has emerged within specific segments of American society: a yearning for authoritarian rule under the guise of nostalgia or frustration.

The notion of living in a Trump dictatorship has been subtly romanticized by some, echoing sentiments that betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the gravity of such a regime.

Let’s be unequivocal: the United States was founded on democracy, liberty, and the rule of law.

These foundational tenets are not mere platitudes but the bedrock upon which the nation was built. Throughout history, countless individuals have fought, bled, and died to preserve these freedoms we often take for granted.

Yet, a faction of Americans seem willing to discard these hard-won freedoms in exchange for the illusion of security or stability promised…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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