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News & OpinionsA phantom <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> The endgame is a strangely new kind of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#despotism</a>: a corrupted state ruled by a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a>, backed by government and corporate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oligarchs</a> with the help of pliant journalists and docile judges, a top-down form of government secured by the combined force of the fist and the voluntary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/servitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#servitude</a> of millions of ultimately loyal subjects who lend their votes to a Leader who promises a future in exchange for their obedience as a fictional “people.” <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

News & OpinionsThe People?By this stage of the circus extravaganza, politics degenerates into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spectacles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spectacles</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a>, dirty tricks, and permanent campaigning by a government led by a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> messiah. Ruling by lies and cheating spreads, but the Grand Redeemer promises “the People” improvements in their daily lives. There is much talk of solutions to the headaches and heartbreaks of unemployment, inflation, unaffordable housing, and poor healthcare—but much of that is only talk. <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

News & OpinionsThe People?By this stage of the circus extravaganza, politics degenerates into <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spectacles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spectacles</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a>, dirty tricks, and permanent campaigning by a government led by a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> messiah. Ruling by lies and cheating spreads, but the Grand Redeemer promises “the People” improvements in their daily lives. There is much talk of solutions to the headaches and heartbreaks of unemployment, inflation, unaffordable housing, and poor healthcare—but much of that is only talk. <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

News & OpinionsThe Grand Redeemer?The government led by the big-mouthed Grand Redeemer craves concentrated political power. Unchecked <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ambition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambition</a> is the thing. The Great Redeemer prefers decrees. The point is to suck life from power-sharing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compromises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compromises</a> that are committed to the principle of fair treatment. Gripped by an inner urge to destroy checks, balances, and mechanisms for publicly scrutinizing and restraining power, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> shows his/her true colors. <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

News & OpinionsThe Grand Redeemer?The government led by the big-mouthed Grand Redeemer craves concentrated political power. Unchecked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambition</a> is the thing. The Great Redeemer prefers decrees. The point is to suck life from power-sharing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compromises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compromises</a> that are committed to the principle of fair treatment. Gripped by an inner urge to destroy checks, balances, and mechanisms for publicly scrutinizing and restraining power, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> shows his/her true colors. <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

Angelino DesmetPolitics

Lorraine LeeProducerism: The Homegrown Roots of Trumpism<a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=producerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#producerism</a> <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trumpism</a> <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#populism</a> <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://antifascistnews.net/2017/07/24/producerism-the-homegrown-roots-of-trumpism/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Producerism: The Homegrown Roots of Trumpism</a>

John :au: :hb:The <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Greens</a> leader, Adam Bandt, said <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s move demonstrated he was a “<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#danger</a> to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>, a danger to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peace</a> and a danger to the <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a>”.“Now is the time for <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/reassess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reassess</a> its <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/relationship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#relationship</a> with the <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a>. Now that this <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/dangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dangerous</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> is at the helm. Australia should not be joined at the hip now to Donald Trump,” he said. <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/21/australia-reaction-trump-inauguration-penny-wong-trade" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/21/australia-reaction-trump-inauguration-penny-wong-trade</a>

WIST Quotations has moved!A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:« The man who, if born to wealth and power, exploits and ruins his less fortunate brethren is at heart the same as the greedy and violent demagogue who excites those who have not property to plunder those who have. »Full quote, sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/74048/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/74048/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchy</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exploitation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oligarch</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#property</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wealth</a>

Ted JohnsonAndy Griffith on his debut film "A Face in the Crowd" (1957)"Lock her up!" "Promises made. Promises kept." "Drain the swamp." "I am your retribution." "Like and subscribe" HT Threads @sharonecrump @wordclown <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AntiMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiMAGA</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifascism</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/andygriffith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#andygriffith</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/afaceinthecrowd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#afaceinthecrowd</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HalfHeartedFanatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HalfHeartedFanatic</a>

DoomsdaysCWHow to Organize an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Assembly</a> Preparing to Respond in an Era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disasters</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Despotism</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crimethinc</a> 2024-11-10"There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hurricane</a> has just torn through the state, or a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> has just won reelection on an explicitly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> electoral platform. For many people, this is one of those moments right now. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly."Here, we’ll offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to discuss how to prepare for the second Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration.[...]"If you want to organize with a modicum of confidentiality rather than turning out the largest possible crowd, you could limit your announcement to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/handbills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handbills</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> messages. Generally speaking, you’ll want to maximize the number of earnest participants while keeping your assembly off the radar of people with bad intentions."Hopefully, you’re already connected to local projects that have some reach through which to make the announcement. These could include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAid</a> projects, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunitySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunitySpaces</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bands</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignalLoops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignalLoops</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadingGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingGroups</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DJs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DJs</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StudentGroups</a> [I would include neighbors and folks already involved with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> whom you know and can trust and rely on]. Consider approaching other groups at the outset and inviting them to help organize or at least publicize the assembly. The more different groups are on board from the beginning, the wider the range of people you will bring together, and the less the gathering will feel like the private property of any one group."Read more: <a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism</a>

Angelino DesmetQuite hypocritical considering you endorse “warmly congratulating” one of the biggest bullies of them all: Donald Trump. Please grow a backbone.<a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/113435223810157124" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/113435223810157124</a>-- <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bullying</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bully</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hypocrisy</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/troll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troll</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musik</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musica</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musique</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FranzFerdinand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FranzFerdinand</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Demagogue</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Antifascisrradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifascisrradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WeAreTheRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeAreTheRadio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tootradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tootradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/mastoradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/pouetradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pouetradio</a>

Yo MamaTime to shut down Musk´s companies now<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elonmusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antidemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antidemocratic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dangerous</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#traitor</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5lngzxxrvo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5lngzxxrvo</a>

Angelino DesmetI wonder how Trump will blame “illegal” immigrants for the increasing occurrence of natural disasters in the USA.-- <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bullying</a>

FunGuy2PlayWith<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaPo</a> There’s a better term for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> than ‘ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> 'He’s a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GiftedArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GiftedArticle</a> <a href="https://wapo.st/3UrkB2r" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/3UrkB2r</a>

Ryan FrishkornThese silent leaders are the most cowardly, knowing the threat and doing nothing to protect the country as they grumble in the shadows. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/coward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coward</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-called-donald-trump-a-stupid-and-despicable-human-being/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-called-donald-trump-a-stupid-and-despicable-human-being/</a>

Karl Schwartz, Artist advocate<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> Washington’s greatest fear .. that "an unwise, self-seeking politicians — even if fairly elected to public office — would tear down the central government and its constitutional laws for the sake of their own advancement and glorification.For the steady, rational Washington, “<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> ”described a well-known class of political actors, known since Greek and Roman times, who obtain power through emotional appeals to prejudice, distrust and fear.<a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-26/demagogues-constitution-impeachment-washington-hamilton" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-26/demagogues-constitution-impeachment-washington-hamilton</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦<a href="https://techhub.social/@GryphonSK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GryphonSK</a> In addition to Southern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slavery</a> bullshit, the founders didn't trust the electorate, that they might vote for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a>So they also implemented the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralCollege</a> as a filter where electors would change their vote and block a demagogue from gaining powerIn 2016 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hillary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hillary</a> Clinton won the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/presidentialelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#presidentialelection</a> by 3 million votesAnd the Electoral College gave us a demagogue, Donald <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, as presidentThe Electoral College is a complete failure<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbolishTheElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbolishTheElectoralCollege</a>

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