Clear and Present Danger to Democracy
Election experts, political insiders, and mainstream media all agree that “our entire democracy is now at risk.”
The GOP 2022 election strategy is to double down on Trumpism, conspiracy theories, and restrictive voting laws that disenfranchise black, brown, and younger voters. Former Republican strategist, Steve Schmidt warns “We are at an hour that requires people to wake up. Trump is powerful and he is a clear and PRESENT danger to our democratic society and national stability.”
This Isn’t Normal, Either, The Atlantic | 6/5/2021
By David A. Graham
But this appearance of normalcy is a thin veneer. Just beneath the surface, the United States faces a set of perilous, unresolved threats. The former president refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the election he lost. His party’s leaders are abandoning their commitment to democratic majority governance, and its voters insist that he won. Domestic terrorism threatens the nation’s tranquility, and ordinary violent crime is on the rise too. Relaxing about the state of the country feels irresistible, but doing so would be unwise.
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