Alberta Review

Alberta Review

Share this post

Alberta Review
Alberta Review
Praise Be to the Leader
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Praise Be to the Leader

Everyone should be alarmed when democracies ape authoritarian rhetoric

Mathew Preston's avatar
Mathew Preston
Jun 12, 2020
∙ Paid

Share this post

Alberta Review
Alberta Review
Praise Be to the Leader
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

It happens so often it is now usually ignored by the media. A press conference involving President Trump descends into sycophantic praise from his underlings. It also happens in Russia, China, and authoritarian countries world wide. And this week, it happened in Alberta.

The first event like this happened early on in the administration, when cabinet memb…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Alberta Review to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Alberta Review
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More