“Likely, our country is doomed no matter who we elect: With about 50 percent of the American republic supporting a fascist candidate, whether he wins or not, where are we headed, and how do we come back from it?”
This. I remember thinking in 2020 that it wasn’t just 2020 we had to worry about, but 2024, 2028, 2032. We can keep narrowly averting disaster - and I hope we do - but getting out of the broader danger zone of our collective calcification and radicalisation is another matter.
If one of the richest men in the world is afraid of Donald Trump's vengeance, what chance do the rest of us have? Bezos should put the Washington Post up for sale today. He doesn't understand the meaning of journalism or patriotism. In no other country could he have succeeded to the level he has.
“Likely, our country is doomed no matter who we elect: With about 50 percent of the American republic supporting a fascist candidate, whether he wins or not, where are we headed, and how do we come back from it?”
This. I remember thinking in 2020 that it wasn’t just 2020 we had to worry about, but 2024, 2028, 2032. We can keep narrowly averting disaster - and I hope we do - but getting out of the broader danger zone of our collective calcification and radicalisation is another matter.
If one of the richest men in the world is afraid of Donald Trump's vengeance, what chance do the rest of us have? Bezos should put the Washington Post up for sale today. He doesn't understand the meaning of journalism or patriotism. In no other country could he have succeeded to the level he has.
I am screaming. Nobody can hear me.