Summary
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is organizing grassroots events to oppose Trumpās policies, arguing that āTrumpism does not believe in democracy.ā
In an op-ed, Sanders criticized Trumpās ties to Elon Musk, federal budget cuts, and media influence, warning of authoritarianism.
He cited Trumpās recent post likening himself to Napoleon and accused him of disregarding the rule of law.
The White House dismissed Sandersā concerns, accusing Democrats of authoritarian tactics.
Well yes, but actually no.
First of all, donāt get me wrong: Iām saying this as a massive fan of Sanders, and someone who thinks he is way more on-the-ball about the current situation than pretty much any other non-Republican nationally-significant politician (except maybe for AOC).
That said, even he is still partially in denial/massively understating the problem/playing catch-up. Trumpism doesnāt just ānot believeā in democracy, it is acting on that belief right now to destroy it. When the attack is already in progress, you donāt say āTrump doesnāt believe in democracy,ā you say āTrump is destroying democracy.ā
Thank you. I canāt believe libels are falling for this nonsense. Even in his sternly worded speeches heās not describing the threat accurately. Heās underestimating it.