The regime is arresting judges and mayors, snatching people off the street, threatening to suspend habeas corpus.
Is it getting worse quickly, as they escalate their assault? Or are they lashing out in frustration, as they keep losing in the courts and struggling to consolidate? The answer is: Yes.
They are losing – No, they keep escalating. They are weak – No, they are abusing the coercive powers of the state.
This is very much not an either/or situation, and we need to hold several thoughts at the same time. A weak/strong binary is not the right way to approach this situation.
May 11, 2025 23:26