• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    But I blame Democrats for their inaction.

    I don’t deny that much more could have been/could be done. But look at the optics on how this would make trump even stronger:

    If you had a democratically elected president who’s being shut down by the minority party, which could be seen as “going against what the people voted for”, and once again trying to “steal the election”. It would justify a horrific ramping up of his rhetoric, and seeing how he released 1500 criminals who were on his side, there would be no stopping domestic (right-wing) terrorists from targeting “democrats”.

    In fairness, this timeline is so FUBAR, especially when coming off such a strong economy, highly respected presidencies from Obama and Biden, and relative peace with nearly all allies. In just a few months, Trump and Musk have been undoing hundreds of years of progress, which is unprecedented so say the least.

    The States, and the world, are in such uncharted territories right now.

    • ninthant@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      You do realize what you’re saying, right?

      You’re saying it would be a tragedy of optics to try to stop a dictator from seizing power. That if democrats do nothing they can avoid being targeted in the short term, while Trump chases after others.

      Yes. This specific attitude is what I’m furious about. And I’m going to work my damnedest to stop it happening here in my country.