Exploring what happens when an administration stops governing through consent and instead relies on pressure, intimidation, and institutional friction to maintain control. Examining why U.S. elections are harder to fully dismantle than they appear, how immunity is often misunderstood, and why overt cruelty and normalized harm create deep psychological strain. Tracing how power tends to erode gradually through resistance, legal challenges, and loss of legitimacy rather than through a single dramatic collapse, and why the most dangerous moments often occur when authority begins to slip.
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