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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Just wait until a “smart” right-wing demagogue gets elected. We’re fortunate that Trump is a moron. Imagine the damage he could have done if he put a “pretty face” on his egregious ideology. That could be in store for us if we don’t drastically change our crony political system.
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The slide accelerated 50+ years ago w/ Nixon-Agnew. The assassinations of the Kennedys & King (who were never replaced) & LBJ’s related escalation of the Vietnam War, are the key events by which radical rightists shot their way to power & drastically denatured our nation & world.
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That’s a little like saying the clogged, overflowing toilet caused the plumber—created the plumber. Stop treating us as idiots who don’t understand the world, my wannabe queen.
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Neoliberalism. Thank Reagen and Thatcher for the spark. Thank Clinton for the accelerant
Trump being the climax of anything is a bit disturbing. 🤣
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Are you in the next dwbate? Havnt geard.
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Marianne, watch Your flows Yourself. He is not on periode, he is MALE (alpha and thetha).