How am I making your point? This is all perception based even from the authors own language. You could easily argue this "...same assurance that virtuous and intelligent electors will guard against a politician lacking core principles except for a desire for power and adulation..." is projecting because it's making the assumption that's they way it happens anyways. 

"...Trump will face fewer constraints by surrounding himself with those unwilling to challenge his decisions..." Why? this is every presidency. None if very few presidents do this anyways, which is why they pick their own cabinets and people who run agencies. 

"...the removal of the guardrails that restrained Trump..." well the separation of powers and what's currently democrat controlled houses are the guardrails, not his cabinet,. I'm willing to say the Constitution, but it's been neutered and redacted over the past 40yrs so I'm willing to give on that if that's the way you want to argue that. 

"...have used Fascism to describe a future Trump administration, while others predict chaos instead of regimentation under a dictatorial leader." Seem excessive both ways. I could at least lean towards a neo fascism since industry clearly dictates policy at this point. 

"...significant is not Trump but the Americans who disregard narcissism, incoherence, authoritarianism, post-truth rhetoric..." fits current POTUS and cabinet

"the editors predicted that a re-elected Trump “will degrade the values, defy the norms and dismantle the institutions” of the federal government and do the same for the international order while failing to confront the “global problem of climate change”. Are they and you saying this isn't already happening without him in office? 

"seems doubtful that Trump will take any more seriously the presidential oath in 2025 to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" applicable to every POTUS and cabinet past at least 25 -30yrs. So, kind of a nothingburger since it's already wrecked and only paid lip service too. 

""...more polarised, chaotic and disunited national and global order is the most likely consequence if Trump returns to the White House." When did the shift to this occur? It's become super chaotic since the cheetoh has been out of office. This country has been increasingly divided since the cult of 44 and continued to cult of 45. 

I'm not sure how I'm proving your point. The writer is not acknowledging actual past behavior from previous administrations unless it fits their narrative for their perception. 

I appreciate your willingness to have dialogue on this though, but I can't really agree. Plus the demagoguery has been happening since 44 it's not just Trump. They just don't like the guy, and I don't blame them. There's plenty not to like. Even if he wins the empire is dying regardless of who is at the helm, but this administration has been even more hot garbage than the last lol.