Very sorry to hear that.

Although I don't know you personally I sincerely hope, as I'm sure you do, that you succeed in your battle against it and that you have a great deal many more healthy years ahead of you.

You're doing fantastic work here and I believe I speak for everyone when I say a massive thank you for it.

All the best 👍🙏

His progressive politics must be portrayed as a catastrophic failure in any way possible. Otherwise the elite class will be shitting their pants.

The elites need to maintain the status quo at all costs.

It shows a really quite astounding lack of self awareness to even think that it's worth having a premier in the UK.

Had she been even remotely aware of how we (I'm from the UK) feel about her husband over here, she would know that this was inevitable.

Her husband is universally despised in this country. Even by the Right.

Amen.

Let them clearly show they support the brutal and oppressive tactics. Then there's no debate when this is finally over as to who stood up and aho didn't.

It's funny how so many people are willing to write letters but none of these powerful people are willing to go there, see for themselves what's happening and speak about it.

They all talk big but they never, ever put themselves anywhere near harms way. Not even politically, let alone physically.

Everyone knows the "all it takes for bad to prevail is for good people to do nothing" quote or whatever it is. The Democrats are the living embodiment of that saying. As long as they get re-elected and still have their money they couldn't care less.

I have a hard time sympathising with anyone that voted for Trump. That's for sure. Anyone who was happy with America's foreign policies in the past 20 years would get the same treatment.

I think it's important to recognise that there are many people in America who resent what their country is going through and often resent the actions of their government.

Many Americans are isolationist. Many are progressive. There's a real mix of different beliefs.

I would honestly blame their system of government more than the average American. The system seems designed to exploit the average citizen as mich as possible whilst enriching those in power. In fact I would argue you could not create a better supposedly "democratic" system actually designed to exploit average workers if you tried.

Didn't they say this last time?

People are starting to realise they're full of it.

I think we're starting to see a shift in foreign policy though. Especially after Davos.

Carnie's speech was powerful. European leaders got Trump to back down (so they think) after organising and preparing a strong, unified response that spooked the markets.

I think they are finally starting to realise that he can't be placated, he isn't going away and that he needs to be stood up to.

Maybe I'm just hopeful.

I think a lot of people are aware but when your elected representatives won't represent you, what do you do?

Personally, and I know this would be very difficult to organise, but I believe the most effective tool ordinary citizens have against Trump is a general strike.

The markets have been shown to be the only thing effective at restraining Trump. He only cares about money.

Workers are what make the economy, not the businesses. They have nothing without the hard work of everyday men and women.

Denying them labour in an organised manner could cripple the entire country.

Look at Britain in the 1970s/1980s or The Russian Revolution.

I'm aware it's very difficult to achieve but I remain resolute in my belief that it is the most effective tool available. By far.

The Democrats to be talking more about the possibility of election manipulation by the GOP and making the public aware of their intent to fight any such plans, I imagine?

You're right, it's short on suggestions.

The big one in there for me is Voter Tourism.

If Trump and the GOP pass a bill allowing that, it's game over.

The Democrats need to fight that and also I would argue any further changes at all to the electoral system with everything they have.

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How many more people have to be murdered before Congress act?

How many more innocent civilians have to die at the hands of the government before the elected representatives of those people take action?

The USA is descending into an authoritarian state and Congress is letting it happen.

They could end it whenever they want. This on them as well as criminals perpetrating these heinous crimes.

The DNC and corporate Democrats would rather have a fascist takeover than empower actual leftwing policies, so I don't think that eventuality really bothers them as much as the possibility of losing control over the power structures of the Democratic party does.

I believe, as I'm sure many of you do, that this is because even though open and fair democracy is at stake here, their wealth is not.

A left wing agenda threatens their wealth. That is clearly the thing they care about most, to the detriment of their electorate.

I think it makes perfect sense for the power structures of the DNC to act like this will be a fair election, the best outcome for them is it won't be and it will thus make the job of leaders in the DNC far easier.

Wow. I consider myself very cynical and but even I never would have thought of it like that. It does make sense though. If they take action now after delaying so long there will be cries of "what took you so long". They need Trump to do something so awful, like abandon democracy completely, that the finger will only ever be pointed at him as the villain.

The US is crying out for competent third party that better represents the electorate. If funding could somehow be secured (massive or even impossible if) then they would surely wipe the floor with the Republicans and Democrats. By now many people surely feel they are no longer represented by either party.