Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Proclivities: A Personal Perspective
As an immigrant who came to the United States to escape the potential threat of Soviet authoritarianism, I have grave concerns that Donald Trump has authoritarian desires and, if given the chance, would move America in an authoritarian direction.
My viewpoint is deeply informed by my personal history. Nearly two decades ago I was struck by the following quote: “The most important event of my life occurred before I was born.” This quote from the son of a Holocaust survivor, was cited by Dora Apel, in her 2002 book, Memory Effects: The Holocaust and the Art of Secondary Witnessing. Although I’ve had my share of trauma, I resonated deeply with this quote ever since I first read it.
I was born in postwar Europe in 1953. My parents immigrated to the US with my sister and me in 1959, after they feared Soviet Continue reading Op-Ed on Donald Trump by Jan Van Schaik MD
