American democracy could be nearing its end

[Cyrano]

26. Yes, PortTack. I agree with everything you say

BUT! And this is THE BIG BUT.

America is not what it was four years ago. At that time, the Republicans were our opponents. Today they are our enemies. -- It's not because of anything we did. It's because Donald Trump gave the worst among them permission to come out of their caves. And the Republicans who are too sane to buy into the insanity are too afraid to oppose it. So any opposition must come from us.

Let me say this as clearly as possible. THEY WANT A SECOND CIVIL WAR. We don't. (Anyone who has ever been to war never wants to see another.) So the question is: How do we avoid it?

I gave the answer above. Manchin's and Sinema's arms must be twisted until they break. The filibuster must be killed. Only then do we stand a chance of heading off the insanity that has taken over America.

With the voting field leveled by the absence of the filibuster, peace, or some form of it, stands a chance.

But let's never forget that Trump unleashed the more monstrous side of many. And they're not going away anytime soon.