"Among those who might be expected to stand up to Trump the hills are alive with the sound of excuses. The excuses offered for capitulation increase the damage done by capitulation. They have the effect of helping the authoritarians gain further ground."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/stop-making-excuses-not-fighting-trump
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/stop-making-excuses-not-fighting-trump
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feels a bit like someone grabbing the TV networks by the shoulders and giving them a good shake.
https://www.status.news/p/gulf-of-mexico-tv-news-networks
Doth make the fault the worse by th’ excuse,
As patches set upon a little breach
Discredit more in hiding of the fault
Than did the fault before it was so patched."
-- King John, Act IV, Scene 2
Silence IS Complicity.
Cooperation IS Collaboration.
Keep notes. (Madame Defarge style)
Vive la Résistance!
Your alternative?
Perfectly captures the disgust of millions of us “hoi polloi”. Those who have benefited most from our country are too craven to lift a finger in its defense?
Well I’m lifting a finger to them: 🖕