Ned O'Gorman

“So, let’s say, hypothetically, that Mike Hughes gets frustrated after his adventures fail to persuade others that Earth is flat. But Mike has options other than building rockets. He’s charismatic, and rich! Through the power of his personality and the riches in his coffers, he launches a successful bid for governor of California, which turns into a successful bid for president of the United States. Before you know it, he’s sitting in the White House. Telling people “Elections have consequences!” and that he has a “mandate,” he announces that the flat-Earth theory is no longer theory but truth. Why? Because he and his team of experts (fellow flat-Earthers) say so! Airplane flight paths will have to be redesigned, weather predictions revised, and GPS coordinates reconfigured. Moreover, all dissenters in the federal government who object or otherwise resist will be fired. “Elections have consequences,” the White House declares, “and we will not tolerate federal employees who resist the will of the people.” This would be an authoritarian condition.”
― Ned O'Gorman, Politics for Everybody: Reading Hannah Arendt in Uncertain Times