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Just as in 2016, when so many were in denial that Trump could win enough votes to achieve victory through the Electoral College, now they are in denial that Trump could employ any other means outside of the traditional electoral methods to hold on to power.
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All told, 2020's greatest challenge is no longer even about whether we have enough votes to defeat Trump; it appears likely that we do. Instead, the greatest challenge is about whether this majority of votes will matter in the face of Trump’s assault on our democracy.
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Thus far, widespread denialism among citizens appears to be playing directly in to Trump’s agenda.
“He’s just a reality TV star,” people say, adding, “He is too incompetent to pull off a coup.” Others proclaim, “He can’t do THAT—they would never allow him to go that far!”
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“He’s just a reality TV star,” people say, adding, “He is too incompetent to pull off a coup.” Others proclaim, “He can’t do THAT—they would never allow him to go that far!”
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In the backs of their minds, many of these folks believe, “In any case, it won’t happen to me.”
The translation of all of this: our society is willing to risk everything, just when everything is at sake.
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The translation of all of this: our society is willing to risk everything, just when everything is at sake.
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But based on what concrete evidence should we expect Trump to be stopped now, by our traditional governing institutions?
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To date, Trump has proven plenty competent in destroying our institutions, separating children from their families and locking them up in cages, spreading racial hatred, teargassing protestors, dismantling the USPS, and deploying paramilitary officers, to name a few things.
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To outside observers, our country’s path is obvious. Suyi Davies Okungbowa ( @IAmSuyiDavies) summarized it on June 7 using words better than I could ever find.
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Our society must urgently overcome its denialist disease—a task I have previously addressed in a trilogy of threads.
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Admittedly, the assessment here is dark. But let me be clear: we still have time to change our trajectory and to turn the tide against Trump.
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If we spend the next several months engaged in mass peaceful protest—the ultimate solution throughout history in resisting oppression—we can change our fate, giving ourselves a second chance to rebuild our many broken systems.
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