Donald Trump's most dangerous actions are flying under the radar for an even worse reason than some might expect, a conservative Atlantic columnist said Saturday.
Former Republican Tom Nichols appeared on MSNBC for an extended interview over the weekend, and was asked at the end of the conversation about how Trump's actions have largely gone unchallenged.
The host specifically asked Nichols why there hasn't been "greater outcry."
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Nichols was asked, "Is it because of what you just talked about? Because of things that are being done, are being done under the facade of these democratic institutions? Is that why for some people, it's flying under the radar?"
He replied, "Well, there's actually a worse explanation for it. You know, part of the problem is that tens of millions of people think it's perfectly okay now to use the instruments of government against people you don't happen to like."
"A big part of the problem is that some of what Trump is doing is just popular with a certain amount of people who don't think that these things could ever be turned around and happen to them, if those instruments of government were used against them," he added. "But there's a bigger problem, which is that we live with a very high standard of living on our our day to day life. Everything works. You know, our gas tanks are full, the grocery stores, shelves are stocked... and people just say, well, how bad could it be? And it doesn't get bad until the day it happens. And then I think people find themselves surprised."
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