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I don't know if the point of view of a foreigner is welcomed or relevant but hey, you know, American politics invites itself too much into European politics so I'll give my opinion anyway.
A week ago, Harris was hailed like the second coming of Christ and now she is the cause of the fall of USA into fascism. The dumb personification in US politics is super tiring.
No, the half of your country that is fine with fascism is to blame. The issue is not with democrats or the DNC, it is the fact that Trump's numbers are very stable despite all the bullshit he does and say. The DNC is the tool to motivate the other half of the electorate, but don't lose sight of the half that is responsible for it.
A protest has two functions: showing discontent to the rulers but also to meet, organize and network in order to resist. A protest is a social gathering where people who care enough about issues to come and spend a whole day on it can meet each other.
To know the theme, you had to be there. The media NEVER represents a protest accurately.
If you really believe that Trump is going to install a fascist dictatorship, you are supposed to start organize the resistance.
I agree with what you said in this block.
*Also to blame.
Not by all of us. I didn't want her in 2020, either. She's a glorified cop. Example: as a DA, how many people did she imprison for marijuana charges? But then she ran on legalization? I know there's more to this and nuance is everything, but that hypocrisy is and example.
Applying the law but wanting it to change is what is called "rule of law" and democracy. Not understanding it is a part of what makes it so easy to slide into fascism.
"Nuance" my ass. Expecting a DA to follow its conviction instead of the law is the opposite of what you want.
That's what I was getting at. Frankly, I wouldn't want a DA or any cop-adjacent to run the country. Better her than the Orange Turd, but I'm splitting hairs here.
Anyone should have been a shoe-in against him. But they weren't. She wasn't. It wasn't a single factor. We will scream until we're blue in the face, pun intended, but in the end, the Dems fucked this.
The candidate they ran was not better than Trump at connecting with the populace. As a result, we got a false populist.
A female DA against a rapist who should be in jail. I don't know in what universe it wasnt a good match.
Ours. You're in it.