Donald Trump will be a two-term president unless the opposition can find a way to change America

[DonViejo]

SUNDAY, APR 30, 2017 05:00 PM EDT

Donald Trump will be a two-term president — unless the opposition can find a way to change America

Focusing on Trump's lies, or his personal flaws, won't get it done. We must change the American consciousness

OLUFEMI TAIWO

Ongoing opposition to Donald J. Trump’s presidency continues a trend that began during the election campaign: a singular focus on the man and his foibles, as if those who supported him did not get enough of the hashing and rehashing of those same weaknesses before Election Day. Many of us in the opposition are still acting surprised that he is such a consummate con artist, liar, bloviator, narcissist and so on, in office as he was on the campaign trail.

What were we supposed to expect? That Trump was only lying to get into office and would stop doing so out of respect for the majesty of the presidency? That his narcissism would be attenuated somehow by the demands of the office? That he would suddenly become a ratiocinative person just because he is now president? That his racism would evaporate because, somehow, the presidency is a cure for that disorder?

Trump’s triumph has little to do with the man himself, whatever his strengths and weaknesses or even the genius of his campaign strategies. It has more to do with where the nation is, where we its people or at least a salient segment of us are, and the state of our public life and discourse and the institutions that provide the vessels in which they unfold. Our vituperations against Trump will not deny him a second term if those fundamentals do not change significantly. Of course, if we are lucky, the man will self-destruct. Don’t count on it.

Ours is a degraded country epitomized in a degraded electorate, degraded media and degraded institutions — political, educational and bureaucratic.

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http://www.salon.com/2017/04/30/donald-trump-will-be-a-two-term-president-unless-the-left-can-unite-around-a-coherent-strategy/

[Sculpin Beauregard]

1. Horseshit. I guess the article writer doesn't know

the indictments that are just around the corner, that will gut the White House and finally show the breathtaking levels of treason that have happened.

Such bullshit.

[vi5]

2. I'm not counting on it.....

It seems like more and more Dems are content to double down on a combination of the "It's not me, it's you." approach mixed with a "I'm going to lay low and wait for the other guy to implode and then they'll have no choice but to vote for me!!!" approach.

It's an approach that is based almost entirely on the horse-race politics of cable news and exhibits no long term strategy and no risk taking whatsoever.

[dchill]

3. Bullshit.

[revmclaren]

4. Or unless the country goes up in flames

when the people rebel.

Has happened in countless other countries and societies, it CAN happen here as well.

[Doreen]

5. The problem is I fear that if for some abdurd reason that trump

did get elected for a second term that in some way he would figure out how to become a permanent ruler. Yeah, yeah the law and constitution would not allow it. Well, we have an entire administration that has the power to vote that in or out so what makes it not possible?

[onecaliberal]

6. HE LOST BY 3 MILLION VOTES. Stop with the republic talking points

[DavidDvorkin]

12. Exactly

We don't need to change Americans. We need to stop voter suppression.

In the longer run, we have to get rid of the Electoral College.

[NunnesBuznat]

7. No, he won by a razor thin electoral margin.

In 3 years his voter pool will be substantially more dead by old age/heart disease, and our voter pool will be substantially more of voting age.

[Kablooie]

9. The point is attacking Trumps weaknesses won't work.

Democrats have to present what they can do better, not harp on how badly Republicans do things.
I thought this during the campaign. Too much attacking Trump and not enough showing what Hillary will bring to the country.

[MurrayDelph]

13. That assumes

the country will still be around for a second term.