Source: Common Dreams
by Frances Moore Lappé
“Americans are waking up to President Donald Trump’s assaults on our democracy. In just four years, his documented lies have topped 30,000. He has also broken laws, including his attempts to dismantle government agencies, his blatant conflicts of interest with Elon Musk, and his disregarding courts on a number of fronts. We honor those courageously stepping up to hold Trump accountable — from Indivisible to Common Cause to Democracy Forward, and many more citizen-organizing efforts. But our appropriate outrage might hide a danger — that in focusing on Trump’s shocking amorality we could slide over a painful truth we must embrace to create the democracy we need and want: His rise is a symptom. Donald Trump was able to triumph because of deep dysfunction long built into our governing structures.” [editor’s note: A rare somewhat sane “progressive” analysis of the deeper issues, although still missing part of the point – SAT] (07/08/25)