“Republican politicians face threats of violence if they oppose [Donald Trump],” but a New York Times guest essay, published Thursday morning, claims that shouldn’t stop them from trying.
Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt are the three political scientists who wrote the essay. They study how democracies come to an end.
“America has, with stunning speed, descended into a world in which opponents of the government fear criminal investigations, lawsuits, tax audits, and other punitive measures.”
The writers added, “Even Republican politicians are, as one former Trump administration official put it, ‘scared’ out of their minds ‘about death threats.’”
I was sure COVID killing off 15-20k people per day would sober the MAGAts up. Boy, did I feel silly.
1.2 million Americans dead and they act like it didn’t even happen.
They specifically say that it didn’t even happen.
They think it didn’t. That it is fake news, just people lying about what killed people. Or not worse than the flu. Or whatever.
You can’t infringe on the freedoms of others even if doing so would save other people’s lives. That’s un-American.
Unrelated, but I heard there’s a trans cross country runner a few states over who’s winning most of the regional track meets. We have to put a stop to that at all costs.
Depending on the scenario, I wouldn’t always disagree with that.
At least the first thing. The second is obviously the greatest issue that the nation faces. In all of human history, really.
Cheer up. The way things are going, history could repeat itself with bird flu, or some new super strain of RSV or measles.