Helpful reminder from @tzimmer_history
"In a stable, functioning democracy, citizens would not have to constantly grapple with the potential demise of the Republic or invest significant mental resources into compartmentalizing and ignoring the political surroundings in order to get on with their everyday burdens and responsibilities."
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/maga-on-the-beach-redux
MAGA on the Beach Redux
On an encounter with enraged Trumpers - and the difficult road ahead for a society in which conspiracies, extremist iconography, and political violence have become ubiquitousThomas Zimmer (Democracy Americana)
volkris
in reply to Eric Beckman • • •disagree: democracy is always on the edge just by the nature of that system, so citizens will always have to be wondering about the maintenance of their governance.
@tzimmer_history