Sorry to be so pragmatic, if Dump and his crowd are not eliminated, expect the absolute worst---- dictators do not allow elections; there will be no election in 2028.

Thanks, Paula, for your kind words.

IMO, we Yanks will benefit by experiencing what so many in other countries have experience more recently than we have. My reasoning is too complex to explain here but our children will do what children everywhere have done — they will make democracy.

For instance, when children of five or so years insist on buttoning their own coats, they are insisting on new rights. A bit at a time, they create democracy for themselves and others.

Entropy?

1st time Trump was elected I put it up to "anyone can make a mistake". 2nd time around its evident a large chunk of America is quite pleased with it, so words like these are pretty much meaningless

That is a fine testimonial to the country we thought we knew. But, let the scales fall from your eyes and see... ...see that Trump is merely a crystallization of the corruption we tolerated and even worshiped. Trump may well be the tipping point, but to what? You shouldn't think that we should go back to the times of Obama or Clinton. That was the fertile soil that germinated Trump. Unless we're prepared to eminent domain the greed that perverts our government, no progress can be made. Unless we're ready to psychologically profile EVERYONE and treat them accordingly, no progress is in sight. etc.

A similar sentiment was delivered at a FFRF convention by one Amanda Taylor. I read her speech and it was moving and she received the first amendment award from FFRF. [freethoughttoday.com] Part of the editorial was another report titled: BJC report. "We also need to recognize where Christian nationalism is showing up. As referenced earlier, BJC was proud to partner with FFRF to coproduce the report on Jan. 6 and Christian nationalism, which, to date, the most comprehensive accounting of how Christian natinalism both inspired and worked to intensify the attack on the capital."

[ffrf.org]

However, here's my problem:too many are ready to abandon ship and let others do the fighting. Democracy has a lot of time to develop (by ups and down) and, as such has deep roots. The move today is a minority one and we all know many who voted for the present criminal and his lacky's are already regretting their vote. More and more, Musk is using his 'X' (again stupid title) to push his extreme racism and more former Twitter users and now X users are leaving. We need to and will find a replacement for twitter (which I never used) albeit one that is not so rabid as x (writ small).

After 30+ years of studying an issue that is applicable to ALL species that share a space, with limited resources, what is happening has been predicted for 200+ years and continues to demonstrate it's truth and power. No matter where one goes, on this planet natures demand for balance will reign and we humans with our supposed intelligence but destructive constant growth mantra will lose. Moving elsewhere will only make us like so many are doing yet, with our resources we will create problems for other countries who also have to obey natures rule for balance. Climate Change, species loss and almost all environmental issues are global and one cannot escape this.

This is a time for people to join forces and fight back and many states and groups are doing just that. Get involved don't run and hide.

Sounds more like rebranding to me. The United States has always used democracy and freedom as a marketing scheme to sell the American Way and this guy is using it to generate income. Sermonizing is what religious people do to put money in their pockets.

Half of the country is not sorry and the other half is befuddled and angry. We got here because America is for sale and billionaires bought it and sold the republican wet dream to true believers and church goers like this dude. We can trace the path to this end from decades of oligarchy propagandizing and overruling the will of the people. We can see the interference of autocratic governments in our elections. We know about the bomb threats and closings of polling stations and any other shenanigans the tech billionaires managed to install dear leader.

I’m not sorry either because I was powerless to stop the juggernaut and no YouTube evangelist is going to put that guilt on me. His ilk is trying to shift the blame for views and likes. I don’t buy it.

How Raleigh’s John Pavlovitz Went from Fired Megachurch Pastor to Rising Star of the Religious Left [indyweek.com]

Two emergency escape preparations.

1. Open a Canadian bank account. If you do have to flee, it is a lot easier to transfer funds if you already have a couple of hundred in Canada.
2. Obtaining an Irish passport is very easy. All you need is an Irish grandparent, and the documentation required is not very strict. This gives you freedom of travel throughout the EU.

Sometimes just surviving is rebellion enough, but I think that Decent Americans will do even more.

It may be a long march, and your feet will bleed, but I have confidence that the basic goodness and strength of the USA will get you there in the end.

You have a big task in front of you.