I don't think Trump will try to turn the US into Putin's Russia, but trying to cow business and civic organizations, like in Hungary or PiS Poland seems a real possibility.
I don't think Trump will try to turn the US into Putin's Russia, but trying to cow business and civic organizations, like in Hungary or PiS Poland seems a real possibility.
If only corporate America was as afraid of Democrats as they are of Trump.
Next time Democrats take power, we should make sure that corporate America is afraid of us. Having corporations afraid of the government is, in general, a good thing.
There really is no alternative to acting the way Trump does unfortunately. A party that is openly authoritarian and retributive of anyone who opposes them will always beat a party that is obsessed with norms and dignity. That doesn't necessarily mean we need to overturn elections, but in situations like North Carolina we should throw out votes that have minor discrepancies, our judges should block damaging information about democratic figures, and we should threaten corporations if they amplify conservative speech. Republicans had a chance to rein this in Trump's second impeachment trial, instead they've coalesced behind them. Oh well.
The corporate genuflecting continues apace.
I don't think Trump will try to turn the US into Putin's Russia, but trying to cow business and civic organizations, like in Hungary or PiS Poland seems a real possibility.
If only corporate America was as afraid of Democrats as they are of Trump.
Next time Democrats take power, we should make sure that corporate America is afraid of us. Having corporations afraid of the government is, in general, a good thing.
There really is no alternative to acting the way Trump does unfortunately. A party that is openly authoritarian and retributive of anyone who opposes them will always beat a party that is obsessed with norms and dignity. That doesn't necessarily mean we need to overturn elections, but in situations like North Carolina we should throw out votes that have minor discrepancies, our judges should block damaging information about democratic figures, and we should threaten corporations if they amplify conservative speech. Republicans had a chance to rein this in Trump's second impeachment trial, instead they've coalesced behind them. Oh well.