They remain united behind Trump, and they have decided that if they cannot have democracy and Republican rule, then democracy has to go.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/19/america-biden-trump-authoritarinism
One way to help dilute, defuse, hopefully stamp out, all this brouhaha over 1/6, all this anguish over the “fate of American democracy” is to simply convince people “what democracy??”.
You know, “C’mon folks! You’re worried over nothing. Trust us, our system of governance is safe, ignore the hue and cry over the dangers to our “democracy”. This is a made up crisis by some very unAmerican people. Made up by people who don’t even know our system of governance!”
Silly people.C’mon, do you really think this is happening:
“How are Republicans justifying their assault on democracy? They consider themselves the sole proponents of “real America”, and they believe to be defending it against the insidious forces of leftism and “wokeism” that have supposedly captured the Democratic party. What follows from that proposition is that Democratic governance – whether or not it has the support of a majority of the electorate – is fundamentally illegitimate: the Democratic party is not simply a political opponent, but a radically “un-American” enemy.”
And, what could go wrong? All this anguish over 1/6, and the 1/6 Committee, all this worry over something that does not exist, and never has!
What could go wrong?
“Could it actually happen here? Without effective federal legislation to protect and reform democracy, the country will rapidly turn into a dysfunctional pseudo-democratic system at the national level – and on the state level will be divided into democracy in one half of the states, and authoritarian one-party rule in the other. As a whole, America would cease to be a democracy.”
(The above paragraph strikes me as a high probability outcome. Silly me I guess).
Besides, if you’re that concerned, you can always take part in the American tradition of protest. You can take to the streets and voice your concerns:
“Practice corporeal politics. Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.”
― Timothy Snyder,
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Understand, as the years unwind, you may find that avenue has had a few roadblocks put up:
The US Protest Law Tracker, part of ICNL’s US Program, follows initiatives at the state and federal level since November 2016 that restrict the right to protest. Click this link to see the full Tracker.
www.icnl.org
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