THE SUNDAY TIMES (UK): How Donald Trump paralysed liberal America | Progressives panic about the ex-president winning a second term — but they underestimate national resilience, says Adam Smith, professor of US politics at the University of Oxford
... In conversations over the past couple of weeks in such satirically liberal venues as the Harvard Club of New York City and a hot new restaurant in Washington, I was struck not so much by what people said but how they said it, with genuine anxiety that if Trump wins in 2024 nothing will ever be the same again. ... It is hard to find precedents in modern times for the level of existential anxiety about the survival of democracy. ...
Of course leftists never say how exactly it is that Trump threatens "democracy", nor do they expand on what which of Trump's policy planks exhibits "authoritarianism".
Just a whole lot of free-floating anxiety. ...
Not sure how one would go about "talking someone down" from such a position...
"nothing will ever be the same again"
Your terms are acceptable.
The man was already President for four years. What a bunch of buffoons.
...During which time our allies and enemies alike respected us, our economy boomed, and peace became the norm. What is it they're afraid will happen again? All these things are things I want.
Pressing them always yields nothing except them shutting down and reverting to attacking you.
It's so weird how nothing they said came to pass under Trump. They even kept their child murdering in some states.
"Of course leftists never say how exactly it is that Trump threatens 'democracy', nor do they expand on what which of Trump's policy planks exhibits 'authoritarianism'".
Nor will they ever. Their final word on the subject, no matter what facts you present them or receipts that you bring, is always, "I don't want to talk about it!" They absolutely Can. Not. Be. Wrong. They've been brainwashed by everything and everyone around them to be victims, to project and deflect, and they've been fed so much propaganda that nothing will sway them...
... that is, until it affects them in horribly traumatic ways. Bring it on... please. I admit that I will enjoy every tasty bit of schadenfreude when it finally happens.
It’s why I don’t feel sorry for them at all. Can’t admit fault? Fine live with your vax destroyed body and crushed world view.
"Things" never Will be the same...that's why we love Trump
The insiders, both Lefty and Righty, define democracy as their graft, corruption, money laundering, and pilfering of the Treasury. They like the current scam where "We Work, They Eat!" Learning how to Code is hard.
""Not sure how one would go about "talking someone down" from such a position...""
A lot of swampy people did swampy things for other swampsters. The leftists are right! They will never be the same in DC. Accountability is calling.
Liberal America is panicking and has anxiety because they've been told to. They don't know why of course, and they're right that nothing will ever be the same again but just not in the ways they think.
Adam Smith? must be an inferior reincarnation.