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Madman theory (en.wikipedia.org)

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Feature of U.S. president Richard Nixon's foreign policy

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[–] MrSmiley@lemmy.zip 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

That depends on the target audience. It certainly plays into the Dark Enlightenment’s objective of scapegoating (mimetic theory) the chaos agent (Trump) tasked with dismantling democracy. By some metrics, the US is no longer a liberal democracy, so it must follow that phase 2 of establishing an authoritarian state techno-monarchy will begin during/soon after Trump’s actual removal.