#Democracy

Pallavi Kamat

Pallavisms

So, when there's a crisis, we expect billionaires to step in, but, at all times, we badmouth them?Ghoda. Chatur. Ghoda. Chatur. Capitalism is bad, except when we want it to

Jake M. Grumbach

JakeMGrumbach

Agree but my minor tweak would be to say that this kind of behavior is rational, which makes it extra sad that they prefer the psychological wages of racism (e.g.,

Garry Kasparov

Kasparov63

Let him lie and whine, he'll be gone soon. Let him call our democracy a fraud, nothing will happen. Let him call for violence... Anyone who didn't see this coming

Sunanda Vashisht

sunandavashisht

Now that I have had my moments of Schadenfreude followed by sadness at the events that unfolded in Capitol Hill, it is time for some serious reflection. Everyone saw the

Tony Joseph

tjoseph0010

How American democracy was saved by the skin of its teeth by officials of the Department of Justice who fought off Trump and a lackey of his in the department.

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt

nadinebh_

1/ It's not been spoken about enough how the extremists at the Capitol attacked journalists and destroyed their equipmentAttacking journalists is a key part of fascism and authoritarianism - so

Max Berger

maxberger

Everything about this situation would be so much more clear if we just referred to Trump supporters as fascists. Terrorists don’t try to overturn the government. Anarchists don’t support an

Blue on Blue

razzblues

I hope people remember the ruckus that was raised abt procedural democracy during the Azadi March. Now should we ask the geniuses who vociferously said Maulana will snatch democracy from

E R I N M A 😷

erinmaochu

Connecting with folks like #MalcolmX & #AngelaDavis & they might reflect on what’s happening in America. What they said back then, put folks in jail or got folks shot. History

Governor Phil Scott

GovPhilScott

This is a very disturbing time for our nation. What we are seeing today at the U.S. Capitol is not a peaceful protest – it is an unacceptable attack on

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

A Republican lawyer said she was on a call where "Karl Rove's business partner said 'You guys need to stop worrying about Siegelman, my girls are going to take care

Peter Doran

PeterBDoran

Dear @TheAtlantic - I'm throwing a flag on the field. I was the lead editor on one of the first major public reports about Russian Fake News. I have testified

Monstrous

moyosmrn

Lagbaja’s Súúru Lérè video pulls from a rich tradition of Nigerian political satire to tell us the history of Nigerian democracy In 1979 Alhaji Shehu Shagari and his comically tall

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

I know it’s not fashionable, but I do not think that filing an amicus brief, even ones as dangerous as this one threatened to be, is engaging in insurrection or

Michael McFaul

McFaul

Autocrats fall and democracies emerge in many different ways. No one model. Splits in ancien regime usually critical. So too are peaceful mass protests. External actors can play negative and

Sean Spoonts

sean_spoonts

After four years of the Dems screaming that Trump was the "illegitimate" "worse than Hitler" "Dictator" who "Destroyed Democracy," whom they #NotMyPresident, and #Resistance, who used the FBI to try

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