It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
www.vox.com
Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not in the way you think.

This article was posted shortly before the election but everything in there is still true and seeing his appointees perhaps worse than predicted.

  • @[email protected]
    6•2 days ago

    I see, so you see it not an actual state we may achieve, but rather the negation of present authorities and systems.

    • @[email protected]
      4•2 days ago

      That is my take.

      The delusion of grandeur I might suffer would be something like people foster such a strong culture of cooperation and mutual aid that state government operations and programs become obsolete.

      That’s a north star. Something to aim for as a concept. But of course we won’t ever land a rocket ship on the actual North Star.