Donald Trump has unleashed a “flood the zone” strategy: a cascade of executive actions aimed at rapidly reshaping the federal government and the country. The scope of changes is staggering: massive reductions in the federal workforce, the dismantling of USAID, signaling departments of labor and education are next, and the firing of Justice Department prosecutors.
Amid this whirlwind, a critical question emerges: Where is the opposition? What concrete steps are Democrats taking to counter this aggressive agenda? Senior politics reporter Akela Lacy says there are some very obvious things the Democrats could be doing. “Movement people are asking the obvious question right now, which is:
Why are there any Democrats — at all — voting to confirm a single Trump nominee? That’s one of the lowest hanging pieces of fruit,” she says. The Democrats had no plan, Lacy says, despite there being “no confusion about the fact that these nominees were going to be coming up for a vote. And still there were Democrats who voted for several of Trump’s nominees.”
The truth is that the party as a whole is far more interested in converting the moderate Republican than the progressive voter. If they show a willingness to work across the aisle then in their minds they are more appealing to these voters. In reality, they are eroding what’s left of their base, looking weak af
They’re not surprised. They’re complicit.
The real question is, why is anyone surprised at the Dems, after they’ve supported fascism over and over and over. What will it take for y’all to see them for who they are?
