It’s still too soft. Here is what it should say: “Trump pledges takeover of election systems—democracy is dead” “After repeated lawbreaking and court defiance, Trump’s new election pledge signals democracy is dead” “Trump’s vow to override US election laws-right from authoritarian playbook”
Fascism is winning.
You know you are screwed when you hear: “I’m not interested in politics” “Politics doesn’t affect my daily life” “I don’t pay attention to all that Washington drama” “Both sides are the same anyway” “I’m sure he’s doing what’s right for the country” “He’s a businessman, he knows what he’s doing”
You know you are screwed when you hear: “Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something” “Trump might be taking it too far, but…” “At least he’s better than the alternative” “It’s just politics as usual” “The media is making it sound worse than it is”
You know you are screwed when you hear: “He’s just being dramatic - he won’t really do those things” “Congress will stop him if he goes too far” “The courts will handle it” “It’s all just campaign rhetoric” “What about what the Democrats did?” “All politicians are corrupt”
You know you are screwed when you hear: “At least he tells it like it is” “The deep state is the real problem” “There’s nothing I can do about it anyway” “My vote doesn’t matter” “Things will work themselves out” “We survived four years before” “The system is too big to fail”