PRESERVATIVES (noun):
1. A group of people who talk about being conservative, but are really only seeking to preserve their social, racial, gender, and (primarily) economic status.
11/ There are not just no guardrails now. The American people have just told the two worst men in the United States—Trump and Musk—that the world is their oyster and they can do whatever they like. And because they are the worst of men, they will take that offer. And *then* some.
A Republican trifecta, if -- IF IF IF -- it happens, would have huge implications for the economy, tax policy, and federal programs affecting millions of people. The GOP would be likely to move quickly to try to make permanent $5 trillion or so in tax cuts
I can't hope anymore. I can't believe America will do the right thing anymore. I've been trying to understand, and I just can't. We've destroyed ourselves. For what? Tax cuts. Fat lot of good those will be in a fascist state.
It’s a deeply disturbing feeling to know that so many millions of people have such a radically different worldview from mine about things like truth and lies, how to treat other people, how important democratic norms and institutions are, and whether we should destroy the planet.