"As a historian of coups & Fascist revolutions, the critical point for me is that the payouts are not just to reward past actions. They should instead be seen as retainers for the foot soldiers & elite backers of future violent actions."
Ruth Ben Ghiat
Patrick* Neithard
Regarding trump's "(wink-wink) $1.776 billion slush fund"
"As a historian of coups & Fascist revolutions, the critical point for me is that the payouts are not just to reward past actions. They should instead be seen as retainers for the foot soldiers & elite backers of future violent actions."
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Putting thugs on retainer is how autocrats build private militias
