Biden warns against threats to democracy and says Americans must speak out

[brooklynite]

Source: NPR

President Biden on Thursday said democracy in America is at risk, and urged Americans of all political backgrounds to recommit to support the Constitution and democratic institutions.

"We know how damaged our institutions of democracy — our judiciary, the legislature, the executive — have become in the eyes of the American people, even the world, from attacks within, the past few years," Biden said, citing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of his predecessor Donald Trump.

"We should all remember: democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle. They can die when people are silent — when they fail to stand up or condemn threats to democracy," Biden said.

The Phoenix speech marked a return to a theme that Biden said is central to his 2024 reelection campaign. It also created a split-screen moment, pitting his vision against a Republican party grappling with some serious internal divisions.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28/1202234748/biden-democracy-speech-arizona-mccain

[FailureToCommunicate]

1. Looks good in print, BUT the NPR reporter covering it just now asked "This is like the fourth time..

Biden has talked about the importance of (saving our) democracy. What is he trying to get at?"

[Think. Again.]

3. Yea!...

...what could he possibly be trying to get at????

[Evolve Dammit]

4. JHC. Are they fucking clueless?? Both-siderisms in media is total BS. Enabling authoritarianism.

[slightlv]

5. That really jacks my jaws... I'm headed to NPR to express how I feel about that reporter's comments!

NPR will not get a penny of support from me if this is the extent of their commitment to the constitution and democratic America!

[electric_blue68]

10. 🤔 I don't remember how NPR and y(our) Local Public Radio Station intertwine but I can tell you our

WNYC-AM, FM station - while it took maaaybe a year or so for the venerable political morning host Brian Lerher took to at some point go from using a hestisant substitute term for "liar" to straight up "liar"; but once he got there he never looked back! 👍

He, and guests have been seriously reporting on drumphf's lies, dangerous comments, and actions ever since then!

[Think. Again.]

2. EXCELLENT words!

Thank You President Biden.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Excellent siding with the American vote on democracy!

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166486046/poll-economy-inflation-transgender-rights-republicans-democrats-biden

Preserving Democracy came in second most important issue…was not even an issue until Oligarth Media decided they don’t like democracy so much,

[Think. Again.]

9. Those results...

..are absolutely terrifying, at first.

When I first looked at the chart in that article, I took the results to mean that republicans and Independents value the economy over democracy itself.

Everyone in the poll was asked: "From this list, which of the following issues do you feel is the most important facing our country:"

When I thought about how they could believe we would even have an economy without our democracy, I realized that they were probably thinkng that the economy is currently in more danger than our democracy, which makes sense because the republicans are the reason our democracy is in danger in the first place, plus they're fools for the B.S. the repub party (and corporate media) spew at them.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Mainstream America must stand up and push brainless MAGA off the political stage

This is how you corral a rolling revolution bent on destroying a nation State. Leadership at the precise moment when some of the opposition party are beginning to assert themselves over MAGA. Biden either has either the best political judgment - or the best political advisors - EVER!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. The Bully Pulpit is the only thing that can bully Oligarth Media to report...word by word...the

spin later wont be enough to both sider democracy and not democracy.

Bravo! Unleash the doves of democracy!

[Deuxcents]

11. Tfg is holding rallies and campaigning

About time we fire back at these volleys of lies and misinformation and hit em hard. Biden is spot on and telling the country just what is at stake is never too soon

[usonian]

12. Medias Touch gave a good review, and link to the video of the speech.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218312889
Courtesy of highplainsdem.


My own review:

All the most urgent issues, knockout punches to his disgraceful and disgraced predecessor, with direct quotes, and a call to young and old, military and civilian, and to all ages to preserve the nation from those whose only goal is to destroy it.