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He wasn't found guilty of many other crimes at all, because Americans (with less experience in such matters) didn't understand the need to move fast. In the mos

He wasn't found guilty of many other crimes at all, because Americans (with less experience in such matters) didn't understand the need to move fast. In the most severe case IMO, where he tried to subvert the Georgia election, the indictment came down almost three years after the crime. > Do Americans have optimism that Trump won't be their first dictator for life Yes! It's a very real and very big concern, and preventing it from happening is my primary political commitment for the next four years, but I'm pretty confident we'll succeed. I really want people to understand that when you declare he's already the dictator and nothing can change that, you are taking Trump's side, even if you shake your head sadly while you say it.

komali2 1y ago
> I really want people to understand that when you declare he's already the dictator and nothing can change that, you are taking Trump's side, even if you shake your head sadly while you say it. I've heard people say this before but I don't understand how it's not just sticking one's head in the sand. However I'm not suggesting it's unavoidable, I'm just not seeing how avoiding the situation is possible given the strategies currently being used to prevent it (impeaching him, charging him with crimes, protesting, having your democrat governors make funny tweets). But, you say you have a political commitment to try and prevent it, so I defer to your knowledge - what's the game plan?
- SpicyLemonZest 1y ago
  The strategies currently being used did prevent it in 2020. Trump announced that he was going to steal the election, spent 2 straight months focused exclusively on making it happen, sent a mob into Congress to try and force their hand, and none of it worked. The point of the protests and the tweets is to make sure that Republican decisionmakers understand in 2026 and 2028 what enough of them understood then: Trump is not actually very popular, he doesn't embody the will of the American people, and his power fundamentally depends on a critical mass of people who don't like or respect him but acknowledge his democratic legitimacy.

komali2 1y ago

> I really want people to understand that when you declare he's already the dictator and nothing can change that, you are taking Trump's side, even if you shake your head sadly while you say it. I've heard people say this before but I don't understand how it's not just sticking one's head in the sand. However I'm not suggesting it's unavoidable, I'm just not seeing how avoiding the situation is possible given the strategies currently being used to prevent it (impeaching him, charging him with crimes, protesting, having your democrat governors make funny tweets). But, you say you have a political commitment to try and prevent it, so I defer to your knowledge - what's the game plan?

SpicyLemonZest 1y ago
The strategies currently being used did prevent it in 2020. Trump announced that he was going to steal the election, spent 2 straight months focused exclusively on making it happen, sent a mob into Congress to try and force their hand, and none of it worked. The point of the protests and the tweets is to make sure that Republican decisionmakers understand in 2026 and 2028 what enough of them understood then: Trump is not actually very popular, he doesn't embody the will of the American people, and his power fundamentally depends on a critical mass of people who don't like or respect him but acknowledge his democratic legitimacy.