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In reply to the discussion: Why was it so easy for Trump to break America? [View all]
BattleRow
(2,418 posts)38. Power corrupts...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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that's what happens when the toxic right-wing propaganda machine was allowed to run wild for decades
RAB910
Aug 2024
#1
And we stop teaching civics and the liberal arts in schools in favour of STEM.
meadowlander
Aug 2024
#11
And now we have a generation of tech bros who think it's cool and edgy to be Nazis.
meadowlander
Aug 2024
#47
I was going to say "foreign interference". And the crippling of our intelligence communities - on purpose.
erronis
Aug 2024
#42
It's because this country was built on white supremacy and we refuse to dismantle it or systems modeled on it.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2024
#4
Complacency. Too many filthy rich loonies. Too much money (power) in too few hands.
Midnight Writer
Aug 2024
#6
Our electoral process has been turned into a profit driven industry. It's sick & obscene. -nt
CrispyQ
Aug 2024
#10
Smart/good people will always vastly underestimate the actions of stupid people.
Probatim
Aug 2024
#12
Yes, The Trump Show was right-wing hate programming come to life. What they were waiting for.
betsuni
Aug 2024
#50
I think the biggest reason is that celebrity status is no different from competence for millions
malaise
Aug 2024
#17
Because the patriarchy has refused to hold 99.999% of white men responsible for anything they do.
onecaliberal
Aug 2024
#21
It is up to all of us together to break the fever, not just Kamala Harris
Wild blueberry
Aug 2024
#36
Absolutely! There's no savior, Democrats can't stop all the bad things Republicans do by themselves.
betsuni
Aug 2024
#54
I remember hearing him babble and thinking Hillary was going to coast to victory. 8 years later...
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Aug 2024
#64
From your fingers to God's ears, I pray Kamala can get us through this.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Aug 2024
#67
What does the Obama made Democrats complacent comment mean? Can anyone explain?
betsuni
Aug 2024
#68