https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-24-trump-coup-has-failed/
EXCERPT… Trump’s second term was always whether he would bully the country into an effective monarchy, or fall prey to the laws of political gravity.
I’m taking a pundit risk by saying that we now have that answer, after one month in office: Trump’s cooked.
His failure has followed the usual direction of political overreach. Brave dissidents from the political opposition, corporate America, or his own coalition didn’t suddenly rise to the challenge. It started from the bottom up, as the governed gradually but definitively withdrew their consent, giving space for those we somehow call “leaders” to distance themselves.
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But all these things you list, corruption, fascism, lawmakers being held accountable are all a symptom of mega rich assholes throwing their money around in order to influence our political system.
To not “eat the rich” is just fighting symptoms and not the cause.
Originally commented by u/Thehealthygamer on 2025-02-25 08:46:04 AM(mep7pt6)Anyone who’s talking about an election in 2029 is delusional. Anyone who’s talking about a fair election in 2029 is VERY delusional. How many times do these guys have to make plays outside the official rules book for everyone to understand that they don’t want and will not play by any existing rules. The failure to acknowledge that is one of the main reasons why the US is in this situation right now.
Originally commented by u/DrunkRaccoon88 on 2025-02-25 08:59:21 AM(mep9yum)Musk could just leave the country and avoid taxes that way too. He should be removed from governmental power, sure. But what does he care about protests that are barely even happening once a month? And even then, I hate to say it, but peaceful protests are even less threatening. I’m against violence and graffiti, but I just don’t see how it will affect anything. I’ll see you on the street the same as the rest of us, but still. There needs to be a more concise goal and set of actions.
Originally commented by u/onlyacynicalman on 2025-02-25 09:27:27 AM(mepewh3)No one apart of the movement is giving up. All of us are exhausted but we are not giving up
Originally commented by u/Past-Assignment-9764 on 2025-02-25 09:09:54 AM(mepbry9)Seriously, though. What even is this post ffs
Originally commented by u/Xiraken on 2025-02-25 09:14:14 AM(mepcjoa)IT’S WORKING!! DON’T LET UP!
Originally posted by u/Then_Bother9169 on 2025-02-25 08:04:54 AM(1ixui3q)The right currently have been “taken over” (*one of many issues) by the same mentality. We’re being played by the rich. The richest cabinet in history. The richest billionaires in history. They are the ones feeding the narrative to their base they’re rooting out corruption and waste. We cannot regain an effective democracy without first eating the rich now
Originally commented by u/NoAvailableAlias on 2025-02-25 08:41:25 AM(mep6xn9)No! It’s not a “plant post”! OMG! Look at the title I gave it… “Don’t Let Up!” JFC! People are so fvcking cynical and nasty! Try reading the article. I made it clear I only posted an EXCERPT!
David Dayen, the author, whom anyone who cares about saving this county should follow, he is PHENOMENAL and the editor of The American Prospect, makes clear that he’s not saying things are going to all be fine. But just that the country will likely survive, but not unscathed.
Please try reading before throwing out uninformed commentary and ascribing bad intentions to someone!
Originally commented by u/Then_Bother9169 on 2025-02-25 08:33:33 AM(mep5et5)As it should. Thank you for posting it.
I just don’t want people to let up until our country is a functioning democracy again.
Originally commented by u/Sunny-Funny26 on 2025-02-25 08:39:52 AM(mep6o6f)Originally commented by u/Bueno_Times on 2025-02-25 08:24:27 AM(mep3wl9)That’s the thing. Conservatives keep crawling out of their putrid hole with ideas that keep getting worse, while normal people are just trying to make the world a better place or live their lives peacefully. Cant let up; they certainly never do.
Originally commented by u/coconutpiecrust on 2025-02-25 09:11:50 AM(mepc48b)‘This is also not a call to stand down, to relax, to be less vigilant. It’s merely an observation: Public outcry has succeeded. It’s made it impossible for Trump to sustain his coup. If the people keep this up, they will succeed even more.’
from the linked article
Originally commented by u/The_Funkuchen on 2025-02-25 09:02:43 AM(mepajdw)Okay. So how do we begin
Originally commented by u/onlyacynicalman on 2025-02-25 09:28:25 AM(mepf2v5)I agree. The article is fine.
We need wins.
But don’t imply he’s cooked. It’s not close.
Nothing like that is on the table
Originally commented by u/Indaflow on 2025-02-25 08:46:51 AM(mep7uib)They’re still on the purge and plant sycophants stage. They only fired the chairman of joint chiefs and nco this week. They only installed a podcaster as #2 of the fbi this week. They only got their director of national intelligence and fbi director last week. It hasn’t even really started yet.
Originally commented by u/qcAKDa7G52cmEdHHX9vg on 2025-02-25 09:29:37 AM(mepfata)
