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.

  • @Warl0k3
    0•3 hours ago

    I’m not sure if it counts as good faith, but it’s sincere - you’re putting way too much energy into a debate about which failing state is failing with more grace. Yeah, Australia is doing better than the US, we’re speedrunning the fall of rome over here, but it’s important not to be so blinded by the spectacle of the US imploding that you lose sight of your own country being eroded out from under you.