Opinion: Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now

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Posted on 11/08/2024 9:22:04 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

The election is over. Anyone who has read anything I have written for the last eight years knows that I am appalled by the result. But the people have spoken and a majority of Americans have willingly returned Donald Trump to the presidency.

If we go by the book, we’re all supposed to acknowledge the election results and cheerfully commit to fighting the good fight for the next four years while looking forward to better times in 2028. I’m not sure I can do that.

It’s tempting to try to what-if this result. For example, what if a ticket featuring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania might have done better? But let’s give credit where credit is due.

Donald Trump is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. His voters knew about his disdain for the rule of law and democracy. They knew about his dark impulses and his lust for retribution. (How could they not? “I am your retribution” was one of his slogans.) They knew about his conspiracy theories and his lies. They heard the warnings from his own advisers that Trump wanted to rule as a dictator and was “fascist to the core.” And they were okay with all this. Many of them relished it.

Kamala Harris could not have been more different. She reached out to centrist voters and ran a good campaign with a clear message about defending American democracy. Having someone deliver that message with a slightly more folksy accent wouldn’t have made any difference. People wanted to buy what Trump was selling.

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TDS at its finest.

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