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Trump's downfall is that many Congressional Republicans did not sign up to be members of the axis of evil. Pressure them.
Call. Write. Picket. Sit in.
indivisible.org and fiftyfifty.one can apply the pressure. Politicians react to their consituants and donors.
E.G. American automotive companies, car dealers, cattle ranchers, etc all have an economic reason to reject Trump/Musk.
Trump's downfall is that many Congressional Republicans did not sign up to be members of the axis of evil. Pressure them.
Call. Write. Picket. Sit in.
https://jerryweiss.substack.com/
Indivisible.org and FiftyFifty.one can apply the pressure. Politicians react to their consituants and donors.
E.G. American automotive companies, car dealers, cattle ranchers, etc all have an economic reason to reject Trump/Musk.
The Republicans didn't sign up Daniel, but they caved pretty damn fast, and so have too many Democrats, personal survival over rides principle or saving our country.
The Democratic party is eerily silent, except for a very few brave souls like AOC and Chris Murphy. There is no leadership in the Democratic party, do you know how to stiffen their spines?
I'm not waiting for the Mesiah.
We will be moved by circumstance. Right now, the BATNA is we win the upcoming interim elections and/or Feathers of Hope works.
The WATNA is we lose democracy and all become impoverished.
One thing I have learned Daniel is don't rely on institutions, especially the rule of law.
The only thing that will save us is internal collapse and 1789
Anarchism.
Inteernal collapse means poverty and slavery.
Internal collapse of the Trump regime.
Nothing is going to happen if Trump regime prospers except get worse.
Only a collapse of the economy will matter.
Anarchism is only a threat, it is an opportunity for change. We have already tasted authoritarianism, so there won't be change in that direction.
Those boys of 1775, were what you would call anarchists, destroying the old order, to build a new.
Poverty and slavery do not necessarily follow and internal collapse
But the direction we are now headed in, is poverty and slavery.
If Trusk succeeds in taking down Social Security, Medicaid, the social safety net, we have that poverty and deaths from starvation, exposure and lack of medical care.
As to slavery, well most of us are already wage slaves, a slave is dependent upon others for continued life, and under their control.
Chattel slavery is only one form of slavery, heck people are even a slave to "love".
Actually the leaders were virtually all institutionalists and "capitalists." In 1775 the richest man in the US was John Hancock -- who signed the Declaration as president. Jefferson owned slaves, was a planter -- but he espoused "liberal" concepts, mostly taken from John Locke. Life, liberty and property evolved into life, liberty an the pursuit of happiness. Inalienable rights.
Yes Daniel I know that they were institutionalists and capitalists, but tearing down the old order is an act of anarchy, they succeeded then set about rebuilding it as a Republic.
And that is what I was saying, we need to tear down the old order, that it can be rebuilt.
It is too late to salvage it, Trump has already destroyed it and it can't be salvaged. There is no going back, There is only going forward with Trump's theocratic autocracy or tearing it all down (anarchy) and rebuilding a new and healthy democracy.
But Republicans are too cowardly to show up at town halls & don't seem to get the message. I was watching someone on a weekend show & they were saying that republicans now won't stand up because they fear for their lives & their families' lives. Well, seems to me that keeping their damn mouths shut is not going to protect them so better to do down fighting & set a good example for your kids.
It only takes 3 in the House. Jerry Weiss has been working on several via Feathers of Hope, I've given you 3 more.
Some Congressional Republicans objected to US NATO policy last week, Besides Mike Rogers and Roger Wicker, many other Congressional Replublicans have called out Trump on national security. Mike Turner R Ohio and many others in essence call Trump a liar re Putin and Ukraine.