Let me break this down:

Openly defying court orders multiple times= dictatorship Threatening to jail political opponents despite them being pardoned= dictatorship Deporting American citizens who have legal citizenship= dictatorship Can’t put it any simpler.

  • thepresentpast@lemm.ee
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    18 hours ago

    It’s part of the strategy – publicly condemn people as being the type of person that is easy to hate so that there is support for the punishment.

    If he started disappearing people without giving any reason, his supporters would be more likely to take note of that and question him. “Violent criminals and terrorists” on the other hand, that the people can get behind, apparently without question.