The article discusses the unsettling transformations occurring under the Trump regime, raising alarms over diminishing checks on power and increasing autocratic behaviors. It highlights severe impacts on scientific research due to funding cuts, chaotic economic conditions, and growing bribery and corruption among politicians. Furthermore, it points to the erosion of immigrants' rights and the persecution of dissidents, painting a grim picture of the current political climate. Comparisons are drawn to earlier events from 2017, suggesting a consistent pattern of aggressive and cruel governance, making the notion of American democracy increasingly difficult to uphold.
It no longer seems to occur to many Americans that their politicians should not be on the take.
The Trump administration is not acting like either the courts, the judiciary or the people have any prerogatives that they must respect.
We will look back at this moment in 2025 and conclude that we were already living under an autocracy.
Even without the benefit of hindsight, it is already becoming more difficult to speak of American democracy with a straight face.
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