“A new kind of coup”: Authoritarianism Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat unpacks Trump’s playbook | UpFront

Quite the accent!

Yall gotta stop calling it a democracy. It's been an oligarch for as long as I can remember.

We're not an old democracy. We're not a new democracy. We're a Democratic Republic 😆 Democracy doesn't work. You make Plato sad.

The United States have slid into an Authoritarian state. He's been able to divide +?& conquer. He will do it race by race, just started with The Mexicans! He needed to test the waters to see how acceptable it would be. The courts & many of the people have decided this is a good idea. We've seen many do things under the guise of The Lord when it's actually to assist in playing The Devil's Advocate. What amaze me is the average ppl that think they're included in Trump's world. He doesn't care about them but they've selected him as their Lord & Savior. They want everyone in the world terrorized but their own race. Want to rule in fear. These folks really would love to see the return of slavery. That's how much GOD lives in them. These are the folks that will stand in front of folks & say they're a Christian, behind closed doors, they're NOT! U have to have shunned the word of GOD when U elect this path I'm seeing. It's reminding me of The Bible when they did what they did to Jesus. The ppl in this world today, would absolutely do that very same thing to Jesus. They worship Donnie 2 Dolls cause he has $$$$ & that ALL the American cares about! They've never saw GOD spend a $ so they won't be supporting WWJD.

Just A Faaaaaa KING SAD and Criminal...

They only have the power the people give them. The people need to say no.

Autocracy is what the American people voted for, whether they knew it or not.

Grift Van Trumple.

That’s one way to connect the dots and push a narrative.

Trump has utterly destroyed the US brand worldwide forever. Trump defies laws and constitution... he has won

Detachment isn’t cold or distant but gives you the ability to step back and take a breath rather than being dragged into someone else’s storm

This doesn’t mean you stop feeling or caring, it means you stop over identifying with every situation

Reactivity keeps you trapped, pulled in every direction by the actions of others

Detachment on the other hand keeps you grounded; it allows you to live from a place of inner strength where your emotions aren’t dictated by external events

You begin to understand that the power to control how you feel has always been within you and in that understanding you find peace

Detachment nurtures a profound self awareness; a quiet awakening where you begin to see your emotions, not as who you are but something you experience

Think about the moments when anger, sadness or fear has griped you so tightly that it felt like the entirety of your being

In those moments it’s easy to loose yourself in the emotions, to let it dictate your words, actions and reality

Detachment allows you to step back and see the emotions for what it is (temporary and fleeting energy that passes through you but is not your essence)

The ability to observe (perceive) without identification (judgement) creates space for clarity (reasoning)

Self awareness is not about suppressing emotions but about honoring them (allowing them to flow through you without attachment)

When you detach you develop a deeper self of kindness towards yourself

You no longer judge your emotions you simply allow them to be

Detachment isn’t about numbing yourself, it’s about finding the courage to face your emotions without being consumed by them

Relationships transform when we let go of the need to control, it’s as though a heavy weight is lifted and the connection becomes more real and free

Control though often unspoken creates invisible chains that binds not just the other person but also yourself

When you let go of that control what is left is something lighter, rooted in trust and respect rather than fear and expectation

True love cannot be forced or confined

Letting go doesn’t mean you stop caring but that you stop gripping so tightly that you suffocate the connection and that you no longer place the weight of your “happiness” on someone else’s shoulders

Here the connection no longer feels like a battle to maintain control but a dance where both are free to move at their own rhythm

In this dance authenticity flourishes (trust)

When relationships are free of control they become a source of joy as opposed to stress

You stop clinging and in doing so you stop fearing lost (living with an opened hand as opposed to a closed fist)

This natural love is lighter and more expansive, it simply exists free and authentic (how it was always meant to be)

True detachment opens the door to love without conditions

When you let go of the need to control you begin to see them for who they truly are

In that space compassion arises, not like the pity of the pious that looks down at others but a deep understanding that surpasses all understanding (unconditional)

Love becomes less transactional but an offering (freely given and apart from expectations)

Pure love is not clouded by insecurity or fear, you love because it feels natural, it flows from the deepest part of your being (not to gain anything)

Compassion grows in this detachments instead of judgement you lean in and see their humanity and recognize yourself in their struggles (this connection comes by your shared imperfections)

It’s not about ignoring your needs or tolerating harmful behavior but about loving with an open heart while maintaining your own inner strength

Unconditional love (true detachment) is not weak or passive, it’s courage without limits

It’s the ability to love without fear of loss

To care deeply without being consumed by the need for control

When you live in this way, not only do you free others but you free yourself

In this freedom love becomes limitless, a reflection of your own wholeness, your gift to the universe simply because it’s who you are

In this trust you learn to embrace the flow of life, understanding that its currents don’t need your constant intervention

It is by loosening your hold that you discover how to truly live;

The present moment, often overshadowed by fears of the future or regrets from the past, awakens

Detachment invites you to experience life as it happens not as a puzzle to solve or a problem to control but as a never ending dance

In the ever present moment you find clarity, this stillness does not mean the absence of action, it means you act from a place of trust (truth, subconscious truth: unconditional love) rather than fear (perception of conscience living)

Detachment (unconditional love: subconscious truth) is the freedom to let go of the need to control (judge),

It’s far less known, but everything she says applies to Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro Ex-Yugoslavia

The Zionist have taken over and people can’t see it!!

Donald Trump is The Biblical Antichrist?

Why does he think Trump’s term will end (besides the obvious)? I think Trump is trying to get rid of voting or at least convert it to a Russian type democracy with the illusion of voting. Excellent interview. She knows her stuff, historically.

TRUMP IS IN OFFICE BY THE WILL OF LUCIFER..

There is no way that you can argue the USA is a democracy at every level of government and civil society, when people spend most of their lives working for entities for whom they have no say in. Democracy is rule by the people, not our entire lives are governed by an unelected class of the wealthy.

Best Ben-Ghiat interview I've seen. Great job.

We are a republic; the public wants a leader to lead and may feel to much oversight. Of things we know to be self evident.

This called taking over the US! People are blind! 2 megalomaniacs!

If trump represents the everyman. America is full of racist bigots.

I was listening attentively until she uttered nonsense about the great Gaddafi. Gaddafi was no dictator lady!!! Look at Libya now after the so called dictator was unalived by the Western powers... that man was a revolutionist, the West always demonize such leaders

Government by mandatory orders = Dictatorship!!!!

Musk BOUGHT TRUMP !!!

Feds are NOW GOV ‘ Kidnappers !!!!

Trump fights in court, perfectly fine, but ultimately abides by the decision.

As usual, great questions!!! But I wish Ben-Ghiat could keep talking she has so much knowledge! For me it is heartbreaking that the worst of the worst are in power and are trying to seize power for as long as possible. I'd like to know, am I wrong, is there reason to believe being a nice person helps you get any where in America (though my experiences definitely seem to indicate otherwise)

The US is a authoritarian state. To pretend this is a Trump problem is disingenuous. Our elections are fake. The wealthy rule the government. The actual ruler(s) of the US is kept secret by the wealthy.

Great interview. Great questions.

Leaders are how many?

The population, the people are how many?

Wake up people whatever is happening is what you are allowing.

Al Jazeera brings it. Nice.

Idiocracy🤡

Idiocracy🤡

"only he can save the state" ... this sounds a lot like ... who was it .... aha, Netanyahu

Stop candy coating the jagged orange pill. Trump is a fascist.

Yes yes and yes

What is the right choice?
De-MOCK-racy.

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As a German American who grew up in post war Germany and later married an American GI, I was asked many times during my years in the US WHY the Germans stood by and watched the rise of Hitler and how they kept silent once he was in power. NOW I am asking Americans WHY THEY sit by and watch a criminal no different from Hitler establish an authoritarian government within a few short months. For eight years, America has seen it coming and done nothing. Biden and the Democrats had FOUR FULL YEARS to put Trump and his cronies away, and DID NOTHING. How long will the Democrats and Republicans in Congress stand by and DO NOTHING before it is too late?????

stop talking democracy. It has been destroyed by America itself!

White socks? Bad choice.

"Will of God" is a good arguement for athiesm.

Evangilicals have always hated democracy and all things secular.

(Good thing all Gulf oil states are democracies.)

(Good thing all Gulf oil states are democracies.)

Musk is showing his Apartheid fascist backgrounds.

ICE is similar to Argentina in the 1970's.

He is so biased. That's why he was hired.

Trump is deliberately trying to destroy America and its government.

He wasn’t elected. He cheated and this is a boring discussion.