The Future of American Democracy
(originally posted in error on another thread)
In the USA, we're plagued by an erstwhile legitimate political party known as the Republican Party which has abandoned the best of its conservative principles and replaced it with a cult-like adoration of the most evil man ever to be president.
The survival of this country based on democracy is hanging by a thread as the Republicans seek to control all future elections by placing the Republican state legislatures above the centuries old method of certifying elections by the electoral college.
Exaggeration? Not in the least. Just look at the print and digital media. Even the right-wing media is beginning to see the threat.
Trump fakes his Republican conservatism in order to achieve his a-moral goals which are simply his own self-aggrandizement. "Pride goeth before the fall", says the proverb. Trump's fall is not far off.
Vigilance is the price of liberty. Too many of us have forgotten that necessary principle.