"As the 'I didn’t think he would do this' chorus continues to grow, I...think what many really mean is, 'I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.' Unlike in the past, though, it is clear that it will not be just immigrants and Black people experiencing the boot of oppression. If much of white America did not know the full story of how fragile this democracy and its rule-of-law norms are, they are going to experience what their fellow Americans are capable of": https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opinion/black-americans-trump-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.LeMp.iLo3mjdVzFB-&smid=url-share
@alfiekohn I think quotes like that overlook that democracy isn't fragile, but in fact this is the strength of democracy giving us what we voted for even if maybe we shouldn't want that.
Democracy is strong. Maybe too strong if maybe we shouldn't be giving people such a say over their governments.
