The global rule of law is not collapsing - Trump is the lone problem and he can be defeated; Simon Tisdall

[Farmgirl1961]

I've copied and pasted snippets of this article. It's a good read. The question is -- will we do it?

"Donald Trump is a monster, and a stupid one at that – as his foul slander of British soldiers who served in Afghanistan shows. His bid to seize loyal ally Denmark’s sovereign territory; his norm-shattering, profoundly ignorant speech in Davos last week; and his contemptuous bullying of UK and EU leaders have definitively demonstrated what an existential, unappeasable, unspeakable menace the 47th US president truly is."
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"Trump and Trump alone is the principal, pressing problem. And Trump is a made-in-America monster. It’s up to Americans to un-make him and set things straight – which they surely will, sooner or later."

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"For the sake of their friends, for the sake of global order, for their own sanity, the US’s silenced majority must now move with speed, determination, unity – and, if required, an unaccustomed degree of constitutional flexibility – to curtail his despotic reign before matters deteriorate further.

Citizens of the Republic! Impeach Trump. Declare him unfit. Rise up, rebel and overthrow him as, 250 years ago, George III was overthrown. Do whatever you must to peacefully rid the world of this gaudy, gormless usurper and dethrone this would-be king – but do it fast. Spike his guns. Shut him down. Lock him up. Exorcise the monster."

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/25/global-rule-of-law-donald-trump-approval-ratings

[creon]

1. That is what must be done.

It can be done without a lot of trouble if some GOP stand upand do what is right.

If they don't, it will just be more diffiuclt and take longer.

[Farmgirl1961]

3. Agreed 1,000%

The question is whether we, collectively, have the courage to do it.

[tanyev]

2. Trump is not the only problem.

Trump’s continued support by the Republican party is what’s keeping him in power. Mr. Tisdall seems ill-informed on how our system works.

[drray23]

4. Unfortunately Trump alone is not the problem.

The fact that a president hellbend on becoming a dictator can make the entire federal government and his party controlling congress to go along with it is the real problem.
This exposes how fragile our system of democracy is.

Even if we get rid of Trump and win the next rounds of elections, retaje congress and the presidency. what is the guarantee that someday another would be despot wont do the same thing ?

The electorate have proven that many are clueless and irresponsible, many politicians have proven that they are craving for power and devoid of moral fiber, the public at large has proven that they will tolerate that nonsense and not mass protest and paralyze the country.

Our allies now know we can never be trusted again since there always will be the possibility another would be dictator takes over our country.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Republicans are all in business with Trump in many ways /nt

[Initech]

6. Uh... Turkey? Hungary? Italy? The Philippines? Argentina? India?

The rise of global fascism is a massive problem and isn't just strictly limited to the US. And most of it can be placed at the one man in the world who has the money to upend democracy, and is - Elon Musk.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R