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Snyder advises voters to act and engage, stating that Trump only wins if everybody thinks they can do nothing, whereas if most people think they can do even a little bit, it is "game over."

Snyder argues that democracy must be protected and fought for, suggesting that Americans must take hold of the story even if it is uncomfortable.

Snyder expresses disappointment with the American disposition that freedom is guaranteed simply because it is America, arguing that assuming democracy will continue to thrive on its own actually makes the country more vulnerable.

Tim Snyder, a scholar of autocracies and failed experiments in democracy, argues that Donald Trump is not actually strong and is not even particularly good at being corrupt; he likens Trump to the smoke and mirrors used to create the image of the Wizard of Oz.