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(TPM) "What matters is we are are all now subject to the whims of a coercive government that runs roughshod over the Constitution and its protections. It matters that corporate America is not holding the line against Trump, instead capitulating in what it perceives as its own business interests. It matters that the broadcast airwaves — a public commodity that belongs to all of us — have been co-opted like so many other public goods in service of Donald Trump and his personal and political interests. It matters that the rich, the powerful, and the well-connected are vulnerable to Trump because that means we all are."
"Some say it’s short-term thinking by businesses. I hope we’re that lucky and that it’s not a reflection of long-term strategy based on a cold-eyed view of the world. Regardless, the capitulation only gets you so much, fleeting protection from Trump’s racket — and now he knows you’ll pay to play. He’ll come back later, asking for more to secure further protection. The price will go higher as your leverage diminishes."
"In the week since Kirk was killed, we seen an astonishing restriction of free expression. We usually refer to it as a chilling effect. It is that, but so much more. The rules of the new game are being written. How far you can go, who gets to decide, who gets to enforce it, and who is exempt from enforcement entirely."
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