…has managed to fracture democracy into small pieces now gasping to remain alive.
He has certainly exposed where democracy is weak – and where’s it’s powerful and continues to thrive. & that power lies with its people. With us.
Trump’s ice is a gestapo like that of every other authoritarian gov’t. Intended to arrest, shoot, kill, imprison the alleged bad guys. For Hitler, it was the Jews. Even if you’re not Jewish, read Anne Frank’s diary if you haven’t already. It’s heartbreaking and a brutal reminder of what awaits Americans if the dems don’t take back the house and the senate.
Or read up on what Chile was like under Pinochet. Or Venezuela under Maduro and Chavez. On substack, you’ll find Caracas Chronicles, which details what life is like in that country now. It’s not great. It’s not freedom or democracy. After trump kidnapped Maduro and his wife, he made it sound like the country was free again. Ha. He was interested in their oil.
I see this moron’s face, hear his voice, and I nearly puke. A visceral, intuitive reaction. Even his hair leaves me nauseated. His orange makeup. His overweight, clumsy body. He lied constantly during his first term. So how could anyone who had been paying attention believe his promises to lower the cost of everything? To not start any forever war?
Well, unless you watched Fox News or some other right wing media & basically learned not to trust your own eyes, your own senses, and fell down what is now called the rabbit hole. But frankly, the term is an insult to rabbits!
Call it what it is: brainwashing. A cult. Not much different than other cults – good ole Jim Jones & his ilk like trump attract people who need to identify with… well, something bigger than themselves. An idea. A tribe. Trump tapped into the dark recesses of the American soul, into racism, misogyny, general bigotry against people different than they are.
Look at this man’s face. Really look.
At his attempt to appear tough, desirable, like a warrior who fights for you, for your freedoms.
Yeah. Now head to your bathroom and vomit.
