M. Gessen warned us of this. As we get distracted by never-ending scandals and outrages and take comfort in isolated victories against the storm, the juggernaut of what Gothenberg University's Varieties of Democracy Institute calls "autocratisation" continues.
Gessen has also suggested that they may be taking it too fast, dispensing with the step of manufacturing consent from the public (indeed, squandering the little support they came in with). Let's hope the upcoming third No Kings March - next Saturday! - proves the charm.
