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#democracy

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Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The Democratic establishment seems to make decisions based on its immediate electoral horizons, regardless of the wider political context. Whereas Trump and his loyalists act like a vanguard, Democratic officialdom has been so conditioned by the strictures of the old constitutional compact that they appear signally incapable of deviating from it.</p><p>This creates a potential opening for the American left. While centrist Democrats try in vain to uphold the old constitutional order, and the far right fails to replace it with anything beyond predation and xenophobia, the role of democratic-socialist forces could be to advance a viable alternative. Such an effort must take many forms. It requires defending those especially vulnerable to Trumpist assault – noncitizens, transpersons and activists on behalf of Palestinian rights, among others. Centrist politicians and commentators have been notably willing to cast aside all these groups – in part out of genuine ideological suspicion, in part out of sheer electoral opportunism. But a longstanding lesson of political opposition under authoritarian conditions – whether in the segregation-era American South or outside the United States – is that a critical means for building cross-group trust and solidarity, including for election season, is a willingness to stand on principle. This means taking risks even when it is not in your immediate self-interest. And the failure of many Democrats to do just that is its own opening for leftwing formations."</p><p><a href="https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/constitutional-collapse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newleftreview.org/sidecar/post</span><span class="invisible">s/constitutional-collapse</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a></p>
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Alexander Karn

Trump and MAGA do not care about history per se.

Histories of racism, violence, injustice, and coercive extraction would not be a MAGA preoccupation at all except that attention to past injustices alerts people to the injustices and inequalities being perpetrated today.

MAGA must distort history to make its own crimes ambiguous or invisible. MAGA needs patriotic history to ensure a compliant present.

#uspol#history#democracy
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WYM Mod

A remarkable week unfolded in U.S. politics! Senator Cory Booker's lengthy speech championed democratic engagement, while Wisconsin's election saw a Trump-backed candidate fail despite heavy funding. President Trump's unexpected tariffs caused market turmoil, spurring nationwide "Hands Off" protests against government dismantling. Protestors evoke the American Revolution, reinforcing a commitment to democracy and the Constitution. Read more on this pivotal moment here: [Source](heathercoxrichardson.substack.) #Politics #Democracy

Letters from an American · April 5, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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Andy

#April5 #HandsOff #uspol #democracy #RMOL #UK
More UK coverage from Sky News. At the end of this report Trump’s press secretary unsurprisingly claims Trump isn’t listening. Maybe not, but the rest of the world is.
The fact Trump may attempt to modify the system in order to extend his presidential term (journalistically known as “pulling a Putin”) is a massive red flag. Consequently, these protests are very important and really do count…
news.sky.com/story/thousands-p

Sky · Thousands protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk at rallies in all 50 US states
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PMFL :coffefied:

Bom dia, foi bom ver os protestos nos E.U.A, ver as pessoas a lutar pela democracia no seu país. Força a todos por saírem à rua e fazer valer a sua voz.

Good morning, it was good to see the protests in the US, to see people fight for democracy in their country. Courage to everyone to go out to the street and enforce their voice.

#usa #handsoff #protest #rallies #trump #musk #democracy #fight

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Stephen Elliott~Buckley

@giflian

Ok #Vancouver, here's an easy one, voter suppression for 2026:

"Oh no, my subjects, lines were so long and we need to protect the overworked staff. In the past, if you were IN the lineup at 8pm, you can vote. Now...(Insert pinky into corner of mouth)...at 8pm if you haven't voted, you can't. Meow."

18 months. Get rid of your fascists. Or get out of the way, for someone whom will.

#copevancouver#votecope#seanorr
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Stephen Elliott~Buckley

@giflian

Ok #Vancouver, this is the dress rehearsal for the fall 2026 election fiasco when this horrible mayor & council will do way more voter suppression and not just on election day.

Today they say it was the staff decision to reduce staffing so much despite a huge increase in advance turnout. Bullshit.

This guy is a liar. You can't trust this guy. Good thing you have 18 months to get a momentum going to eradicate that entire party.

#copevancouver#votecope#seanorr
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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏

"I've been to a lot of rallies at Window on the Bay and I've never seen a crowd this big. This should say something to every single one of us.”— #Monterey #Mayor Tyller Williamson

"This is what #democracy looks like.”—#MontereyCounty District 5 Supervisor Kate Daniels

From a report, with photos and video, by @pammarino and Celia Jiménez for #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCountyWeekly. montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

#HandsOff#MontereyBay#HandsOffMonterey
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