"Bottom line: if you were trying to create an economic meltdown, you could not be trying any harder than Trump is.
And Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert of totalitarian regimes, makes clear that this comes right out of the authoritarian playbook—because of the opportunities that a meltdown creates both politically and economically…for some."
~ David Pepper
#Musk #Trump #recession #inflation #authoritarianism #destruction #economy
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