The press must get across to American citizens the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win. They don’t need to surrender their journalistic independence to do so or be “in the tank” for Biden or anyone else.
It’s now clearer than ever that Trump, if elected, will use the federal government to go after his political rivals and critics, even deploying the military toward that end. His allies are hatching plans to invoke the Insurrection Act on day one.
Most people aren’t that bright to begin with.
Almost no one is smart when stressed, scared, or worried about survival and basic needs.
A lot of people in the US are stressed and worried about basic needs.
So you have a lot of people who weren’t that sharp to begin with rolling with huge penalties because they’re scared and worried if they’re going to be able to pay their bills or be homeless.
It’s not a good situation.
Fixing it won’t be easy. Basic income, nationalized health care, breaking up monopolies would all help. But here we are.