1/ Having come this close to losing our democracy, millions of more people now realize how important it is that we have one - however imperfect and bedraggled it is.

Jan 20, 2021 · 8:33 AM UTC

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2/ We didn’t come so close to the cliff because of just one man; we came so close because We the People took our eyes off the ball, too many of us allowing the musculature of vital citizenship to whither while we were off doing other things.
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3/ It was a painful awakening but a necessary one. As long as we remain alert, as long as we don’t go back to sleep, as long as we refuse to ever again farm out our democracy to those unworthy of our trust, then the future will be much better than the past.
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4/ Democracy doesn’t work when it’s citizens become disengaged. Citizenship must become something we consider part of a meaningful and well lived life. So many of this have learned so much. America has been humbled, and in the final analysis that is not a bad thing.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Marianne what is going on right now in the city I live in is an authoritarian takeover of our country. Massive militarization to lock the people out - it is very sad, but I have personally seen this before - in Tiananmen Sq. The tactics in DC right now remind me of North Korea
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Give me a break. I live in DC too. After what happened at the Capitol on January 6 they have no choice but to guard the city against violence on Inauguration day. It would be irresponsible of them not to.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Doesn't your hyperbolic grift get tiresome?
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Aww darlin’ bless your heart.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
No offense, but what planet are you living on? #DemocracyDiesInDarkness With people like you still saying this entire election wasn’t rigged from the get go. #AllHopeIsLost unless you and everyone else #wakeup and help us wake up everyone else. #SoMuchForNotMeUs
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You forget that I ran; no one needs to tell me what was rigged.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Oh please, if we lose our democracy is because of the democrats not the republicans. Trump has done more in 4 years than Joe in 47 years.
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