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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I'm yelled at by Biden-folk - "This is the an election for the existential soul of the United States!" Bullshit. Get over yourselves.
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I see people saying that this election is about the future of democracy in this country, and I get tired of that hyperbole. A hundred years ago, the country was commonly described as a democracy, but most people were disenfranchised. I think Trump and conservatism are hostile to democracy because they understand that they are a minority in the country, but I also think that if they get another four years, they can do real harm to democracy but are not an existential threat.
Where Trump and conservatism is a serious threat is to the rule of law. Our legal system only works because people see it as legitimate. Trump is delegitimizing it, and his Administration frequently refuses to be constrained by the law. Four more years of this will do real harm.
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