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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Replying to @marwilliamson
Please drop out and endorce sanders already! We respect you but you won’t win and we need all the help we can get
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40 years ago? i thought Lewinsky scandal was about 30 years ago, namely vandalization of Queen Victoria table with....never mind, something God would not permit.
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...after which (Lewinsky outpourings) Obama decided to put his feet in footwear on it?
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Ohno, there comes better than that, 30 years after Lewinsky becomes a promoter and main contributor of Princess Diana Memorial Fund...of what, Whoredom Come? No, the Sussexes do not ring Suxsess.
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And so are you the cause of the symptom...but in the opposite direction some where between dreams and fools gold, a fresh prospective.
Absolutely! And the Trash on Reality TV didn't help!
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👏🏻🧘‍♀️👏🏻
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40 years ago was Jimmy Carter.
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