How democracy dies: When it comes to Jan. 6, the American people can't handle the truth

[MissMillie]

In all, this is a damning indictment of the current state of American democracy and political culture. Donald Trump's regime and his coup cabal attempted to nullify the results of the 2020 presidential election, his followers launched a violent lethal assault on the Capitol and the Republican-fascists' Jim Crow attacks on multiracial democracy are escalating. The United States faces the possibility of a low-level civil war or sustained right-wing insurgency. Yet the American people must be "entertained" with a spectacle in order to care.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/how-democracy-dies-when-it-comes-to-jan-6-the-american-people-cant-handle-the-truth/ar-AAVtPa0?li=BBnb7Kz


This is a very good read.

[gab13by13]

1. Democracy dies because Reagan stopped taxing the rich,

We went from 1 billionaire in the US under Reagan to 400 today. American oligarchs own politicians, own the MSM which controls their narratives, owns the courts. The only way to maintain our democracy is to tax the rich.

Disclaimer; I heard this from Thom Hartmann this week.

[Scrivener7]

2. Wouldn't it be great if we had a federal department whose job was to prosecute this kind of thing?

[Scrivener7]

5. Hi, Chin!

[mitch96]

6. To change up a phrase. Democracy dies wrapped in a flag carrying a cross....nt

[lagomorph777]

7. Bullshit. We can handle the truth. GQP politicians and sycophants can't.

Because the truth will destroy their party.

[ificandream]

8. If that was true, there would be some high-level indictments by now.

Not saying there won't be, but I'm one of those who think at least one of the bigger names should be held responsible. And as yet, they're not. I hope that changes very shortly, as, I think, we all do.

[lagomorph777]

9. Garland isn't "the American people." - he's a timid politician.

Maybe he can't handle the truth. But The American People sure as hell can.