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A Long Memory & Sustained Outrage
The two part plan to beat back Trumpism.
We must remember what these past four years were like, even as Trump’s reign of terror slowly dissipates. The GOP will move on from Trump. In fact, the process is already underway.
Soon, Republicans will pretend the Trump years never happened. The establishment squeezed Trump for tax cuts and right-wing judges. In the lame duck period, and having used him for their agenda, they discarded him and forged ahead.
They are counting on us to forget. They are betting on it. Tax cuts for the wealthiest among us, kicking millions of Americans off healthcare — everything. Not to mention the blatant corruption, Twitter insults, and other remnants of Trump’s political malfeasance.
The antidote is simple. We must hold those responsible for Trump’s behavior accountable. And to accomplish this, Americans need two things — a long memory and sustained outrage.
While the solution is straightforward, the implementation may be difficult. After the 2008 election, Democrats thoroughly controlled both Houses of Congress — as they should have. Two presidential terms of GOP control ushered in mounting debt, unpopular foreign wars, and an economic recession unparalleled in modern times. There was outrage, and it translated into Democratic…
