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In reply to the discussion: Until Trump, I never imagined how fragile [View all]
Biophilic
(5,993 posts)15. It's the 'winning' part isn't.
At some point republicans stop thinking about governing and started thinking about winning. Whatever that means to them. Winning became the end goal. Just like a football game or all the shows on tv that focused on winning. The Winner became the hero/heroine and the only important part, at the end, was that they won and they got the prize.
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Yeah, trump is just the culmination of decades of RW attacks on democracy...
Wounded Bear
May 2025
#21
And let's not forget 30 years of non-stop subversive propaganda brainwashing on radio, TV and then internet
hadEnuf
May 2025
#27
Social media algorithmic manipulation, now hyper powered by AI. It's the annihilation of truth.
Celerity
May 2025
#74
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance". Too many people sleep-walking through life. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2025
#6
He couldn't have done it without a corrupt Supreme Court and House majority.
JohnnyRingo
May 2025
#9
This is a result of a multi year misinformation campaign by the right, big money, and which
Botany
May 2025
#12
The founders never expected someone like trump to be voted into the presidency. The founders sinned of having
Escurumbele
May 2025
#16
The founders had classical education, and knew from the Greeks and Romans that scoundrels could win favor
JHB
May 2025
#45
The founders did not anticipate the creation of political parties and the power of group mentality
andym
May 2025
#78
I resent a lifetime of indoctrination telling me that cheaters will get caught in the end
Orrex
May 2025
#33
I had very good history and civics teachers along with a very wise parent who taught me how fragile freedom is
Cheezoholic
May 2025
#37
Until Nov 2024, I never realized how S T U P I D too many American voters (and deliberate non-voters) could be
Montauk6
May 2025
#48
I somehow knew/sensed in 2015 that he was going to do this. His rhetoric and sociopathy was obvious then. n/t
Evolve Dammit
May 2025
#51
"Democracy is hard, it's messy, and you have to think a lot." President Bartlett, West Wing.
SharonAnn
May 2025
#71
Yeah, our democracy has been declining since Reagan turned people against the government and toward greed.
Bluepinky
May 2025
#55
This isn't just Trump. This is the endgame of a 50-year effort to force a fundamental change on the nation.
JHB
May 2025
#58
Yes, it has been very distressing to see how easily Trump has managed to break laws, violate the constitution, and
Martin68
May 2025
#62
It's almost like, if I commit a felony, maybe I can just walk out of the police station, and ignore the "STOP!" yelling.
C Moon
May 2025
#77