aburtch on Nostr: This is like watching a slow-motion train wreck as it happens. Everyone knows it will ...

This is like watching a slow-motion train wreck as it happens. Everyone knows it will destroy the institutions we rely on. Everyone knows this is the first step on the path to authoritarianism. And yet nothing will be done to stop it.

If Trump had been held accountable immediately for insurrection none of this would have happened.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/trump-signals-a-seismic-shift-shocking-the-washington-establishment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ak4._JaI.9AjdOz0RhHwU&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare