Those with the *least* to lose (aka our big private and public institutions who could have united and beat this bastard back) are prematurely caving in to Trump's authoritarian 'project'. This leaves the rest of us exposed. But I fear that the majority will just accept that the new reality is "keep your head down". And a low grade fear o…
Those with the *least* to lose (aka our big private and public institutions who could have united and beat this bastard back) are prematurely caving in to Trump's authoritarian 'project'. This leaves the rest of us exposed. But I fear that the majority will just accept that the new reality is "keep your head down". And a low grade fear of constantly being under attack. For the right, it will still/always be 'the libs' because that's the only motivation Trump/Vance et al provide them. The fear mongering will never cease. For the rest of us, it's the outright hatred and vengeance of the authoritarian government and the authoritarian mob that no longer respects the Founders' definition of freedom. And everybody will start to accept corruption on an increasingly local level. Bribes for everything. And verbal contracts will be worthless since distrust is the coin of the realm.
Those with the *least* to lose (aka our big private and public institutions who could have united and beat this bastard back) are prematurely caving in to Trump's authoritarian 'project'. This leaves the rest of us exposed. But I fear that the majority will just accept that the new reality is "keep your head down". And a low grade fear of constantly being under attack. For the right, it will still/always be 'the libs' because that's the only motivation Trump/Vance et al provide them. The fear mongering will never cease. For the rest of us, it's the outright hatred and vengeance of the authoritarian government and the authoritarian mob that no longer respects the Founders' definition of freedom. And everybody will start to accept corruption on an increasingly local level. Bribes for everything. And verbal contracts will be worthless since distrust is the coin of the realm.