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To: elmatador who wrote (1228)	10/16/2018 8:48:47 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 13801

The driving force behind authoritarians is insecurity, which renders them incredibly vulnerable to criticism and leads them to respond disproportionately to any perceived slight, which is usually the fault which leads to their downfall. America's first authoritarian was president John Adams who is most remembered for signing the Alien and Sedition Act which: 1.) made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials; 2.) targeted immigrants, specifically the French who had only 8 year prior were fundamental to helping the US win the Revolutionary War to gain freedom from England. Adams is also remembered for his petty jealousy of the success of others including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to name just a few. Benjamin Franklin charitably described Adams saying "He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes, and in some things, absolutely out of his senses." Modern authoritarians compound the weaknesses displayed by Adams by adding dishonesty and a fundamental lack of wisdom. John Adams, the petty authoritarian