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In reply to the discussion: Last night my former boss called me. [View all]pat_k
(12,233 posts)... and that we'll see the level of opposition take an up tick as even families in MAGA strongholds realize that there are serious cracks. So many have invested so much of their identities in "belonging" to the cult of personality that they've been pushing aside regrets and doubts. As they hear more dissent within the ranks, little cracks can become big cracks.
And, like your boss, those who have simply believed "politics isn't for the likes of me" or "politics is for the professionals," I would bet many will be hearing things from family members that inspire them to step up because ultimately, We the People who share this nation -- however we got here -- are the ultimate check on tyrannical rule.
What the regime is doing is harming so many in so many ways. Not just the ICE brutality. People on a health care cliff, mass layoffs inside and outside of government, cost of essentials, disaster relief withheld, wonton power grabs and corruption.
Anyone who once "poo pooed" the notion that character matters in our electeds -- believing that they all have no character -- are learning what it actually means to have absolutely no moral integrity or respect for the oath of office. Character does matter and I think it is becoming crystal clear to more and more people that it is not just We the People that are the ultimate check, it is also the character and integrity of the people we elect that makes for decency in government. We are a government of institutions and laws. but none of that matters if the institutions are populated by people who can only be described as evil.