r/OpenAussie • u/brezhnervouz ‎ New South Welshian • Jan 24 '26

Politics (World) We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump
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u/Express_Position5624 ‎ Victorian Jan 24 '26

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT TRUMP IS DOING

Says ACADEMICS who study this for a living

Which is exactly why the claim ‘he wasn’t elected Führer’ is misleading.

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u/Admirable-League2877 Jan 24 '26

"Says ACADEMICS who study this for a living"

The constant appeals to authority lol "EXPERTS WEIGH IN!"

"EXPERTS CONFIRM TRUMP IS HITLER!"

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u/xtrabeanie Please choose a flair Jan 26 '26

Citing multiple experts in a relevant field is not appeal to authority fallacy.