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New York Times publishes interview Yarvin says democracy is done
The New York Times Magazine published a long-form interview titled "Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening." Yarvin told reporter David Marchese, "I don't believe in voting at all," and praised Franklin D. Roosevelt for governing in what Yarvin called a dictatorial manner. The interview ran two days before Trump's inauguration and signaled mainstream legitimation of openly anti-democratic theory.