#DonaldTrump is evil and reprehensible, and he has done incalculable harm to the U.S. and the world.
But I urge people not to frame things as solely his fault.
Every member of Congress who isn't actively opposing Trump is just as culpable as he is.
The fascists on the Supreme Court have done more than their share of evil.
And not to dwell on the past, but the neoliberal Democrats who have done the wrong thing over and over for decades—and continue to!—share the blame.
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I mention all this to make it clear that we will not be safe when Trump is gone. All of the systems and many of the people who enabled him to do what he has done will remain.
Democracy and civil rights must be actively defended, every day, every week, every month, every year. Once we beat back the current fascist onslaught we need to remember that.
We are in for a long fight.
We can't win if we don't keep our eye on the ball.
Government of the people, by the people, and FOR the people.
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@jik thank you - really important points

I’ve been saying to anyone who’ll listen that Trump is a symptom, not the disease and despairing that European leaders continue to act as if they just need to see out the midterms and he’ll be a lame duck and everything will be back to normal

Beyond delusional at every level

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@Simon318ppm

Same here.

About 50% of the US population is like him, and even more share a significant amount of his ideology—yes, this includes many Dems and their voters.

I'd advise every US citizen to not leave the country for years to come.

@jik