William Lindsey Mar 25, 2024

"What does it say about the US that Trump has minions behind him ready to put the infrastructure of authoritarianism in place, and legions of average citizens eager to see him break the traditions and handrails that once made America a model of democracy? I think it tells us that Trump’s rise is symbolic of a cultural breakdown that won’t be ameliorated by a single election."

~ Jill Filipovic

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https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/03/trump-is-not-the-problem

Trump is not the problem

By now it’s a cliché to observe Donald Trump’s authoritarian fantasising and repeat Maya Angelou’s advice that when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them. But there are clichés for a

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Show threadDouglas E. WelchMar 25, 2024
@wdlindsy Our legal system has failed us in so many ways in regards to Trump. I am not sure how we recover from this.
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 

@douglaswelch I agree. I've been thinking the same thing with the court ruling now diminishing the amount of the bond he's required to post in the New York fraud case.

The legal-judicial system is decisively broken, and at the top of the ladder, the Supreme Court reminds us of this on a daily basis.

Mar 25, 2024 at 9:11pmWeb