We hardly have a functioning democracy now as it is with the legalized bribery and corporate media manufacturing consent for war, but as you point out, trump will/would make it much worse. But if people took more time to inform themselves, money would not be so important, and we need public campaign financing.
Totally agree. I am almost finished reading the book "Tyranny of the Minority" by Levitsky & Ziblatt. It provides an historical overview of American politics, the function of the Constitution, and the existing political mess of our government. As a patriot with respect for our Constitution, the book reveals that Aamerica is not a healthy democracy, stuck in the inability to modernize the Constitution, and easily allows darken political shadows to exist. A good read. The authors do present how to fix our democracy; and that was hopeful. Their previous bestseller was "How Democracy Dies."
We hardly have a functioning democracy now as it is with the legalized bribery and corporate media manufacturing consent for war, but as you point out, trump will/would make it much worse. But if people took more time to inform themselves, money would not be so important, and we need public campaign financing.
Totally agree. I am almost finished reading the book "Tyranny of the Minority" by Levitsky & Ziblatt. It provides an historical overview of American politics, the function of the Constitution, and the existing political mess of our government. As a patriot with respect for our Constitution, the book reveals that Aamerica is not a healthy democracy, stuck in the inability to modernize the Constitution, and easily allows darken political shadows to exist. A good read. The authors do present how to fix our democracy; and that was hopeful. Their previous bestseller was "How Democracy Dies."
Interesting article how the "more of the same" wing has energized the "burn it down" wing of politics: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-is-trump-harris-race-this-close