I love the opening line: "Australia is now in line with the United States, Ghana and Botswana in terms of civil freedoms." Like - ew, not in line with the US! — StreetlightX
And before someone starts shouting that we're overreacting, you're not there yet, but authoritarianism and the continued erosion of constitutional rights is the clear direction of travel. Does anyone imagine that Trump won't take it absolutely as far he can?) — Baden
If you've got China, Russia, and now the US going this route, open democracies start to look like a weird novelty. — Baden
He said he stands with protesters but also wants to protect American‘s lives and property from violence, looters, and vandals. I’m not sure why one would have to pretend looters and vandals are protesters, nor can I understand why one would condone or excuse that behavior, but I guess that’s exactly what you need to do to politicize it and blame it on Trump. — NOS4A2
And yes, state governments are in charge of their own public health. Coronavirus death rates in Democratic areas are triple those in Republican ones. So why do you think it’s Trump’s fault? — NOS4A2
Although if Trump had his way it would be water canon, police dogs and teargas* — Wayfarer
Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that “The Nazi slogan for destroying us…was ‘Divide and Conquer.’ Our American answer is ‘In Union there is Strength.’” We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis—confident that we are better than our politics.
Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort.
But what we lefties do need to do is reach out to Trump voters and publicly acknowledge that they have reasonable concerns. — Nuke
I'm OK with that. — Michael
Besides, I insult him because he says and does things worthy of insult. It's not to make me feel good. — Michael
what we lefties do need to do is reach out to Trump voters and publicly acknowledge that they have reasonable concerns. — Nuke
Except for a lot of people their "reasonable" concerns aren't reasonable at all. Pro-life, pro-religion (to an extent that allows LGBT discrimination), and pro-guns are red lines that many liberals just aren't willing to negotiate over, just as pro-choice, LGBT-protections (at the expense of religious beliefs), and gun regulations are red lines that many conservatives just aren't willing to negotiate over. — Michael
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