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Swede

(40,438 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:27 AM Tuesday

Fascism expert Jason Stanley adds that Trump's handling of the war is "what happens under strongman rule."

Incompetently is the word.

"Trump's so-called Iran 'deal' is "an exercise in incompetence"

Fascism expert Jason Stanley adds that Trump's handling of the war is "what happens under strongman rule." @ms.now
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Fascism expert Jason Stanley adds that Trump's handling of the war is "what happens under strongman rule." (Original Post) Swede Tuesday OP

I wish we had a better word than "strongman." spooky3 Tuesday #1

spooky3

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1. I wish we had a better word than "strongman."

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Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:36 AM

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“Strong” has positive connotations. And there is NOTHING strong about the feckless TSF.

Ditto for “loyalty.” Loyalty is seen generally as a good thing. People keep saying that TSF appoints people based on “loyalty.” But they are appointed based on weakness (so they don’t have many, if any, good employment options) and willingness to.break the law and harm others in order to please TSF.

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