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Opinion: The real threat isn't socialism. It's authoritarianism

President Donald Trump raises his fist while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing for New York, Sept. 7, 2025. Photo: Daniel Torok / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work

Trump/Center Square — President Donald Trump raises his fist while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing for New York, Sept. 7, 2025. Photo: Daniel Torok / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work

Virtually every week a MAGA devotee sounds the alarm on these pages that socialists, and even communists, are infiltrating all areas of American life.