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    9. Jean-Marie Le Pen has died

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      Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead. My mother taught me to only say good things of the dead, so I'll say it's a good thing he's dead. Press release from the Élysée Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder and first...

      Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead. My mother taught me to only say good things of the dead, so I'll say it's a good thing he's dead.

      Press release from the Élysée

      Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder and first president of the National Front, passed away on January 7 at the age of 96.
      Born in 1928, Jean-Marie Le Pen served as a Member of Parliament three times, was a five-time presidential candidate, a seven-time Member of the European Parliament, a municipal councilor for the 20th arrondissement of Paris, and a regional councilor for Île-de-France and later Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founder of the National Front in 1972, its president until 2011, and subsequently honorary president from 2011 to 2018, he reached the second round of the 2002 presidential election, where he secured 17.8% of the vote. A historic figure of the far-right, he played a role in the public life of our country for nearly seventy years, a legacy now left to the judgment of history.
      The President of the Republic extends his condolences to his family and loved ones.

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    13. If our worst fears about Donald Trump play out, how will we know when it's time to leave?

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      Like I did last time Trump was in office, I've been reading up on authoritarianism and fascism. Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder They Thought They were Free by Milton Mayer...

      Like I did last time Trump was in office, I've been reading up on authoritarianism and fascism.

      Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco
      On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
      They Thought They were Free by Milton Mayer

      And if you want a hot take from someone who argues that Trump himself is not a fascist but rather something worse, here is a great video from Morbid Zoo. Note: the main argument in this video begins at about 11:30. The lead up is responding to criticisms of her first video on the topic and laying some groundwork for her argument. You'll be fine to start at 11:30.

      I wonder still if there is enough fight left in this country to resist him. I wonder if Trumpism will fizzle out upon his death or when he leaves office in four years. I wonder if America's institutions are strong enough, its people just smart enough, to not go that route. I suppose I'm feeling anxiety because I would like to, here and now before I become accustomed to another "new normal," set my boundaries on when there is no going back. I don't want to look back and say that I missed the obvious moment and I should have known. I want to be ready and keep my wife and son safe.

      My question is this:

      Where is your uncrossable line? What would Trump and crew have to do before you decided to leave by any means with no concern for your debts, possessions, etc.? Or, if the frog is boiled more gradually, when would you start seriously making preparations?

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