08-15-2020, 11:41 AM
(08-15-2020, 10:55 AM)hollodero Wrote: It is horrifying to watch. Certainly also because yeah he did not even veil his intentions. This is to stymie mail-in ballots, plain and simple, he can be 100% transparent about this one. His sycophant party, the inherently moderate Republicans, won't do anything to stop him, won't do anything to secure a free and fair election, won't do anything to preserve democracy. And neither does the Trump electorate, that by all indications overwhelmingly would be in favor of outlawing the democratic party and erecting a one-party system.
Scary beyond belief. And one voice that's in my head is the one of Susan Collins, who represents cowardice like no one else could. The president has learned a big lesson, she said, the president has been impeached, so of course he has. Oh yes he has, you spineless creature. Her has learned that with folks like you and cynical leaders like McConnell on the helm, he can do anything.
On the bright side, if elections get doubted, kneecapped and finally cancelled, no one has to worry about the dangerous, america-hating leftist extremists any longer. USA! UST!
While I am a progressive person, I am more about a democratic society. Small d democratic, meaning the people have the power. That's what this country, what the "great experiment" was all about. Moves like what Trump and his lackey DeJoy are doing flies in the face of these principles. It is the foundation of everything else in our government. I am not going to mince words with this, supporting these moves by the administration is anti-American.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
