Key societal pillars—including the judiciary, the media, and civil institutions—are coerced into conformity with the dominant power or otherwise face marginalization and retribution.This e epitomizes the tension between the superficial appearance of democratic processes.
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Leaders within this framework, exemplified by figures like Trump, purport to embody the quintessence of the "true" people, all the while marginalizing dissenting groups.

The regime systematically fosters societal discord, nurtures intolerance, and instills a pervasive sense of fear, thereby solidifying an 'us versus them' dichotomy. Such governments are fundamentally hostile to constitutionalism, pluralism, and the autonomy of independent institutions.

Electoral processes are often manipulated or their outcomes vigorously contested, enabling the incumbent leader to illegitimately sustain and justify his grasp on power. Open and substantive public discourse is eschewed in favor of a monolithic narrative engineered to consolidate the leader’s view.

Autocracy in an illiberal democracy frequently disregards or circumvents the constitutional constraints that would traditionally limit executive power. In such a system, the protection of individual rights and civil liberties is deliberately neglected, leaving citizens vulnerable to state overreach.

Who is to blame? The leftists who demonized Harris and lost her the election? I can't fathom this. The derangement of the students who contributed to this is unfogiving. I can't have any redemption to any of them facing the consequences of where we are. I am in fact enjoying such ramifications.

What are they going to do about it expet saying that it is illegal? The condemnation and using this rhetoric is not working. All courts are siding with him alongside the Supreme Court. DNC leadership is in limbo.