People keep saying, “This isn’t us! This isn’t us!”

People keep saying, “This isn’t us! This isn’t us!”

​Well, the thing is, it IS us. The United States elected a populist, racist, misogynist, sexist, homophobic, bigot president because a large segment of our population is racist, misogynist, sexist, homophobic, and bigoted, even women.

​See, they don’t like it when certain groups don’t ‘stay in their place.’ They didn’t like the ‘Me Too’ movement. They didn’t like the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. They didn’t like that Marriage Equality was afforded to all Americans. They don’t like the actual teachings of Jesus, and they reject any form of faith that isn’t Right-Wing, White “Christian” Nationalist. They don’t really like Jewish people much or ‘Woke Popes.’ At the very least they want them all to shut up and stop demanding equal treatment in society and under the law.
 
Truth be told, they don’t really like being told what to do, so they don’t like the parts of the US Constitution that limit what they can do. That’s why they overlooked the attempted coup on January 6th, even though cops were brutally beaten. That’s why they admire Authoritarian leaders like Viktor Orbán. That’s why they hold their CPAC gathering in Hungary.

That’s why they overlook Trump being a convicted criminal and a person held civilly liable for sexual assault. That’s why they overlook, or excuse Trump thumbing is nose at the Constitution and the courts. That’s why they overlook Trump acting like the head of the Gestapo and deporting people without due process. That’s why they overlook Trump accepting a 747 as a gift from another country. That’s why they allow Trump to grift like no other president in history with his ‘meme coins’ and plans for new Trump Hotels all over the world. That’s why they allow Trump to go after Media Matters and ActBlue.
 
Donald Trump, MAGA, and the authors and supporters of Project 2025 are currently engaging in a full-scale war against the rule of law, specifically what they call “illegal court orders.” They don’t like the courts telling them what to do. The Republican controlled congress isn’t lifting as finger to stop it. They are 100% complicit.
 
If they win, we’re done. The courts are all we have defending us from Trump becoming Putin in every way that matters. God help us if that happens. Part of the MAGA way is cruelty and vengeance.
 
The most effective website online in terms of explaining the constitution and the rule of law is Democracy Docket.

Another one is Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)

A third great site is the William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice

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