Watch what's happening in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Idaho & other red states that are rapidly becoming fascist dystopias--denying women, people of color, voters, retirees, families, and children their rights. This is America's nightmare now. It is much bigger than Trump.
In fact, one of the problems of the national obsession with the Trump show is that it has us distracted from where the extremist wave he rode is now taking us. There are many dangerous leaders, not just one, a movement that goes beyond MAGA.
Compounding the danger from them is the compliance and support of the institutions of the GOP--the party, the donor base, the leadership, think tanks and special interest groups. Governments are taking domain over the bodies of women and children to impose theocratic values...
...the date back centuries but were always, regardless of the era, considered oppressive. A minority is silencing the majority. State by state. Vote by vote. Courts are stacked wherever possible to be compliant. Media outlets traffic in propaganda.
Sure, let's keep an eye on Trump. Let's ensure he continues his political losing streak. But please, follow these state and local stories and fight back (as the people of Wisconsin did yesterday, as the voters did in last year's midterms.)
Our national character is at stake. Our future and our values are at risk. It has all gone too far...well beyond the worst nightmares many of us had in the past.
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