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"Yesterday was that rarest of thing in recent times: a very good day for
America. For American democracy. Which, like it or not, sets the tone for the
world’s. First, there was the arraignment of Donald Trump — replete with perp
walk, live and in Technicolor. Then, in Wisconsin, a crucial seat on the state
Supreme Court was won by a sane woman, and lost by a Trumpist election denying
fanatic. And in Chicago, a fierce progressive won the crucial mayor’s race.
Cause for celebration? A resounding yes. Because there’s more to to all this
than there might seem to the eye. Especially the jaded eye of cable news
pundits and newspaper columnists. Let me tell you the story my way.
American democracy’s still in grave peril. That same day, some pretty
frightening things happened, too. In Tennessee, the House moved to expel…three
Democratic members…for…calling for gun control. To cries of fascism. With
shoves and physical violence. This comes just after, of course, yet another
massacre at a school. Meanwhile, in Florida, DeSantis continues his assault on
democracy — about to ban abortions at six weeks, which is before, of course,
many women know they’re pregnant. It’s in this context of peril that yesterday
matters.
How do you arrest the slide of a democracy into authoritarianism, theocracy,
fascism? It’s not easy. It’s a subtle and complex thing. And most of all, it
goes like this: the sleeping giant of a democracy
wakes up."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
