Trump did not create the worst dysfunctions of our democracy; our worst dysfunctions created him. He's the symptom, not the cause, of a dangerous slide away from vital democracy toward corporate authoritarian rule. The slide began 40 years ago and he's simply the climactic event.

Dec 16, 2019 · 5:56 AM UTC

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Impeaching or defeating Trump will not be enough to correct all wrongs. We need to do more than not go over the cliff; we need to get out of the vicinity of the cliff. Otherwise, the forces he represents will be back in '22 and '24. The deeper corruption is bigger than one man.
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Until we get the money out of politics -- repudiating the corporate aristocracy now dominating our government -- then government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" will remain frozen as words we no longer even try to embody. Our generation's job is to change that.
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Mostly you are right. But the slide began MUCH further back than that.
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I don’t know what your selling but I want some.
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Not going to lie, I don't know much at all about her campaign... But she is so right here. Isn't it a little telling that the non-politicians are the ones speaking the truth about Trump? The career Pols are acting like everything will be perfect after they beat Trump.
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This was exactly what I needed tonight!
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#SoundsLikeYang In all seriousness you are exactly right but unfortunately people don’t seem to understand this.
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Nailed it
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"He's simply the climatic event." Well you at least hope so. This is like saying "at least it couldn't get worse"
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