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red dog 1

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38. "Don't throw out the baby with the bath water"
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 03:33 PM
Oct 2025

Have you read the entire article?
In the 2nd paragraph, David Brooks poses a very important question: "Will enough Americans rise up to reverse the tide of populist authoritarianism?
He then answers his own question with "The Filipinos did it under Marcos," which is true, despite the fact that now, 40 years later, his son, Bongbong is the president, as you've pointed out.

Perhaps it would have been better if Mia Farrow had posted the title of the article, instead of quoting from the 2nd paragraph.
"AMERICA NEEDS A MASS MOVEMENT --- NOW
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades,"

Marcos or no Marcos, this article is important....period!




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David. The problem is... lame54 Oct 2025 #1
Only foolish people tuned him out 'years ago.' He (as do many) changes and grows. elleng Oct 2025 #3
He helped create this but... lame54 Oct 2025 #4
Did you click on the link and read the Atlantic article? red dog 1 Oct 2025 #6
Compassionate Conservatism is infinitely more paltable than MAGA. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2025 #21
Not only has he mellowed some, but the key is that intelligent thoughtful people can make us think. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #5
Thanks elleng Oct 2025 #8
The problem is that people don't read anymore, unless it is in a meme. Bev54 Oct 2025 #17
But WE read. WE are reading it. Some among us attack us for reading it and thinking about it. How dare we! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #19
Thanks, Bernardo Hekate Oct 2025 #31
And aren't the Marcos back? nycbos Oct 2025 #2
Isn't tRump back? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #7
Yes, they are. The current president of the Philippines is the son of Ferdinand Marcos. red dog 1 Oct 2025 #9
I've been to the Philippines. My partner is from there. I was there for Christmas. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2025 #23
Ugh...sweet f-ing lisa marie... maspaha Oct 2025 #10
Mia Farrow self-owns. (Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is the current President of the Philippines) Celerity Oct 2025 #11
That doesn't invalidate Brooks' (Farrow's) point. There are two phases. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #15
It was a poor, poor example. nt Celerity Oct 2025 #25
"Don't throw out the baby with the bath water" red dog 1 Oct 2025 #38
Brooks has a "no atheist in a foxhole" epiphany and runs Gaugamela Oct 2025 #12
It's a pet peeve of mine, but "right-wing populist" is an oxymoron William Seger Oct 2025 #13
IIRC, populist movements are inherently neither left nor right. They take on the coloration of their current leaders. Hekate Oct 2025 #30
I can agree with that, but I don't call them populists unless they actually oppose the oligarchs William Seger Oct 2025 #34
Populists and Progressives were in alliance at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century Hekate Oct 2025 #32
So we need roughly 2 million people to protest for 3 days. Then if we take back the power we need chowder66 Oct 2025 #14
The Philippines had about 42 million people in 1980, versus 342 million Americans in 2025 Hekate Oct 2025 #33
It was mostly held in metro Manila. chowder66 Oct 2025 #35
Possibly I need to clarify. In order to reach a proportionate number of people, America needs a lot more than 2million Hekate Oct 2025 #36
The "IRC", the Interconnected Resistance Coalition. I like it. I'll sign up! We'll do coordinated boycotts, general Exp Oct 2025 #16
The enemy of my enemy is my friend 2na fisherman Oct 2025 #18
+1 red dog 1 Oct 2025 #37
Yup. Joinfortmill Oct 2025 #20
Republicans need to be barred from Independence Day celebrations until they renounce trumpism. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2025 #22
David Brooks, way late as usual. Paladin Oct 2025 #24
I agree Skittles Oct 2025 #27
I loves me some Mia Skittles Oct 2025 #26
A lot of you won't want to hear this. So saddle up. Justice Brandeis Oct 2025 #28
Here's the meat of it, and he is not wrong... Hekate Oct 2025 #29
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