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>because the next reaction will be much much worse.

What does this mean?

He means the next right-wing backlash (so Trump-->Democrats return to power-->next reaction). The term was used in the French revolution to describe conservative reactions against revolution. The most famous would be the Thermidorian Reaction, which saw the fall of Robespierre and the Jacobin faction generally.

So the right wing backlash after Trump will look the Handmaid's Tale because the liberals went too far.

"Now look what you made me do."

It's almost as if fascism is some grotesque caricature of traditional masculinity mapped onto governance.

But it's NOT authoritarian and DEFINITELY in favor of dismantling centralized power. Got it.

The threat of liberalism boogeyman is something made up by Fox News and right wing radio.

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