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kpete

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 03:16 PM Jan 2022

That speech was a counterterrorism speech.

That speech was a counterterrorism speech. That's how this ends, treating the elements that support violence or the threat of it for political gain as illegitimate. Biden didn't try to negotiate; he sought to isolate. No other alternatives will work. #January6th


"Those of us in support of democracy are up against a national coordinated effort to dismantle democracy from within, and that requires a national response that is just as coordinated and just as focused if democracy is going to survive,” says


"The next few weeks will likely answer the most crucial question that emerged from last year’s insurrection by supporters of Donald Trump: Can one political party defend American democracy on its own?" My take on the struggle over democracy 1 year post-1/6

https://theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/01/defending-democracy-steps/621170/


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