Establishment Republicans also have their own brand of bad governance but we're getting a history lesson in real time about authoritarianism when we look at Democrats. No authoritarian leader came into office twirling their evil mustache like a cartoon villain. They all did it the exact same way: they claimed that a segment of society is so uniquely dangerous that we have to abandon the concept of a free society in order to defeat them. That's why they're pushing HR127, a comprehensive "gun control" bill designed to eliminate or greatly reduce civilian gun ownership - but also notes that the national firearm registry they propose would be accessible by "each branch of the Armed Forces." Clearly, they anticipate using the military against civilians. The "President" rules by executive order, surrounded by barbed wire, walls, and a possibly permanent military presence. Left wingers talk about fighting Trump supporters as if they were ISIS. This is where they were going all along, but Trump just so happened to be the opportunity to get it done. The boogeyman who was so dangerous that we have to end freedom to stop him.