They are “authoritarians” and their apologists. It is always the same script, “S|he is not one of us, so the protections of a democratic society don’t apply for her/him.” Divide and conquer.

Trump does it. Both Clintons did it. Reagan did it. Mao did it. Stalin did it. Mussolini did it. That corporal with the toothbrush mustache did it. It’s always the same script. And the story never ends well.