Autoritarisme
Grønne-leder Banaszak sammenligner ICE-agenter med SA og SS
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Co-formand for Tysklands Grønne parti, Felix Banaszak, har sammenlignet handlingerne fra det amerikanske Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) med metoder brugt af nazisterne. I en podcast kritiserede han skarpt præsident Donald Trumps deporteringspolitik og advarede mod autoritære tendenser. Sammenligningen vedrører dødelige hændelser i Minneapolis.
Some political scientists argue the United States is no longer functioning as a liberal democracy and is instead exhibiting traits of “competitive authoritarianism,” a system in which elections take place but incumbents use state power to tilt the playing field. The concept’s co-creators, Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, told NPR they never expected to apply the term to the U.S.
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In an interview with NPR’s Scott Simon aired February 7, 2026, author and Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum said the United States is not currently an authoritarian state, but argued that the Trump-led MAGA movement is pursuing steps that could weaken the rule of law and push the country toward one-party rule. She compared the patterns she sees to democratic backsliding in countries including Hungary, Turkey and Venezuela.