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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt is way past time for Democrats to call out those who say trump won, as anti-American, who
want to destroy democracy
it gets so tiresome to hear the Democrats being characterized as not patriotic, anti-American, etc., and there is no push back on which party is the one actually working to destroy our Democracy
brer cat
(24,578 posts)They should also be shouting this out. It's not rocket science to see who is trying to destroy our democracy.
ShazamIam
(2,575 posts)money who make only the feeblest attempt at portraying fairness with the false equivalencies and false analogies. Authoritarianism is good for their portfolios and gaining control of the news and entertainment media was essential to this destruction of a democratic republic.
Bayard
(22,103 posts)But see nothing being done.
Meanwhile, rethuglicans scream their lies from the rooftops.
LakeArenal
(28,823 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)Male supremacists, white supremacists, christo-fascists, billionaires uber alles cause I'm just on the verge of striking it rich only thing hold me back is gubmint regulations and libruhl judges.
soldierant
(6,890 posts)I don't know whether the dictionary says that, but it's pretty clear that's what the founders meant by the term.
A true democracy - where everyone votes personally on every single issue - is not tenable in a governing unit bigger than a small town.
calimary
(81,323 posts)Start fighting back harder, nastier, and more in-yer-face.
The bad guys do this shit to intimidate and silence and dominate. And I REFUSE to play along. I WILL NOT give them what they want.
Just NOT gonna happen!
randr
(12,412 posts)should be walked to the door and removed
SKKY
(11,813 posts)Last edited Sun Dec 12, 2021, 08:18 PM - Edit history (1)
...that mostly includes friends and family, but I have engaged in discussions with people I don't know. I try to offer a reason, and they're having none of it. It's like boxing an iceberg.