We the people will succeed
4 November 2024
Above is a short video by Charlamagne the God, an American radio host and below are excerpts from a great post by Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under President Clinton.
I don’t recall an election in which the two candidates represent such opposite poles of the American character.
Harris is the rule of law; Trump, lawlessness. Harris, inclusion; Trump, exclusion. Harris, decency; Trump, loathsomeness. Harris, the American Dream; Trump, the American nightmare.
Harris wants the best for the country; Trump wants the best only for himself.
I don’t need to go on. You know all this. The question is why doesn’t everyone else? That almost half of America appears willing to vote for Trump is itself shocking.
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A major reason so many Americans are willing to follow Trump and blow up the system is they feel they have nothing to lose.
For years they’ve worked hard and followed the rules but have gotten nowhere. They’ve become frustrated, anxious, and angry. Trump, Vance, and the Republican Party have tapped into these feelings and channeled them into hate of “them” — as if immigrants, people of color, gay and trans people, secularists, and women are responsible for what has happened to white working class men.
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Defeating Trump and Vance tomorrow (or however long it takes for the election to be decided) is only the first step.
The next step is to hold Trump accountable for his criminality.
Third, we must contain the billionaires who are undermining American democracy. We must demand a tax on great wealth, more vigorous antitrust enforcement to break up monopolies, and true campaign finance reform.
Fourth, and hardest of all: We must ensure that Americans who have voted for Trump — whether out of anger, despair, bigotry, or delusion — are brought back into the realm of rationality and included in the nation’s future prosperity.
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