Tear Gas as a First Resort

I saw that the Trump administration is shooting tear gas at migrants at the Mexico border. I have not been keeping up with the story, but it does appear the president is becoming a doppleganger of some past dictators. I used to wonder how can these dictators and autocrats continue to rachet up their heinous deeds without numerous public outcries.

Now I know. The ones in power do it slowly. Each new act is barely different from the previous one. But it is different. And that difference adds up.

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