[JohnnyB]

Angry mobs just look like angry mobs. They don't look like authoritarianism, in part because they don't have any authority, and they're not really representative of any specific ideology as much as they're representative of anger and mob mentality in those moments.

The truth about authoritarianism though, is that many people in the US and Canada would be happy under it. Some, such as those benefiting from the ruling party's authority, would very possibly be happier under it than under a democratic system of government. If Trump succeeds in holding power after an election with no outcome or a false outcome, plenty of people will welcome the death of democracy in practice while still believing they're the shining city on the hill and the greatest democracy the world has ever known.