“In many ways, you are already in the authoritarian state. You just don’t know it.”

"Certainly the United States, with today's condition, you can easily have an authoritarian," says artist and activist Ai Weiwei — @aiww — who challenged China and became a political prisoner.

"In many ways, you are already in the authoritarian state. You just don't know it." pic.twitter.com/TODgkHaolp

— Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (@FiringLineShow) November 12, 2021