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In reply to the discussion: Are we closer to a dictatorship today than a year ago? [View all]Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)23. On any other day I might say "yes" to that question.
Today though, I'm believing that the good in the world and the people who do it are outpacing the bad. The bad grabs attention and the good is quiet so it's easy to get discouraged.
Especially when those doing the bad plant seeds of their future hateful deeds out there for us to obsess over. Trump does it all the time.
We know he wants to be a dictator and that he's actively trying to make it happen, with help. Don't start believing he's unstoppable.
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Yes, IMO! And also a wake up call IMO that our democracy is not as secure as often thought.
RKP5637
Jun 2019
#7
Hmmmm, yep ... the global consciousness shifting from democracies to autocratic institutions.
RKP5637
Jun 2019
#19
Yes, we need to show up and vote. It is really up to all those 60 percent opposed to Trump.
Stuart G
Jun 2019
#37
At first I thought Trump was a fascist and malignant narcissist but incompetent.
Thomas Hurt
Jun 2019
#16