I mean the reason democracy is on the line is because we have zero voting rights protections. Supreme court neutered the previous one. Once we get HR1 and John Lewis voting rights passed we will be fine. Make DC a state too.
Without those things the GOP is already in the process of making it SUPER tough to vote and we aren’t going to have a chance in places like AZ/GA/MI/WI/PA etc. Like were legit looking at being totally locked out of power for decades if we don’t fix this now before they lock in all these new upcoming policies.
We’re looking at voter suppression to pre 1965 levels, maybe worse.
They aren’t holding it hostage just by being crazy, it’s a specific time and circumstance that has created this situation. Them being crazy, insane gerrymandering, and no voting rights protections. We fix 2 out of 3 of those they can’t hold us hostage anymore.
I agree with you at least in that we need to claw back some of the structural advantages that the GOP has either inherited (like the US Senate) or created (voter suppression, court packing). I just don’t think that the eDems have the will to actually get the job done on the items you listed. (And if they do have the will, they don’t seem to have the ability.)
Take as an example the filibuster–Dems don’t seem to be willing and/or able to play hardball and just get rid of it. If they can’t even get that done, how can I believe they can get way harder stuff done like adding states or changing SCOTUS?
I guess when I lay it out like that I realize I’ve talked myself into membership in the WAAF group… I’m not sure of the solution, but I do think, to bring it back a bit, that prosecution of Trump should be something that is pursued independent of the larger effort to strengthen democracy and fend off fascism.
A lot of people order their steaks well done because they don’t like blood in their steaks. I’ve tried explaining to customers that there is no blood in the steaks because they make sure to take the blood out beforehand and I don’t think I’ve convinced a single person. People really think that rare steaks still have blood in them that magically gets cooked off when you leave it on the grill longer. Trying to get them to think about why they’ve never taken a bite of grilled chicken covered in what they think is blood goes straight over their heads.
Thanks for posting this. I cried several times throughout because it hit home on virtually everything I’ve been struggling with the past several years.
If I was reading this stuff about virtually any other human, it would be a pretty tragic illustration of someone crippled by some kind of mental disorder. I can’t imagine someone like that being able to function and get along well with others well enough to be a success unless he wasn’t already loaded. Like, people will put up with your shit if you’re a billionaire, but take that away and Trump becomes a weird outcast.
Have you guys seen North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator? Holy shit, it talks about how Kim Jong-un played Trump like a fiddle. It even mocked Trump eating his steak well done. John Bolton is in it, so you may get triggered. Also, his sister is a ruthless killer. It’s on National Geographic.
Yea and how NK immediately tried to cut off American media for propaganda purposes. And the dope is sitting there like “He’s a great guy!” Just Holy Shit on every level.
We might laugh, but if Trump had another four years of appointing federal judges “the 2nd Amendment gives white Christians the right to shoot law enforcement” would have traction in the courts.