The US had to come to this point. We couldn’t go on as we were, even under Democratic presidents. For 40 years, a narrow economic elite has been siphoning off ever more wealth and power.
Over the last 40 years, starting with Ronald Reagan, the US went off the rails: deregulation, privatization, free trade, wild gambling by Wall Street, union-busting, monopolization, record levels of inequality, stagnant wages for most, staggering wealth for a few, big money taking over our politics.
America’s so-called “leadership class” is a sham. Most of them do not care a whit for the rest of the US. They are out for themselves.
The “fucking nightmare” is not over by any stretch. It’s likely to get worse in 2026 as Trump and his sycophants, and many of America’s “leaders”, realize 2026 may be their last unrestrained year to inflict damage and siphon off the spoils.
I completely agree and just wanted to add a bit of my personal experience talking to coworkers that don’t vote. The system is broken, as we all know. If you live in a state that has voted one way for decades at every level of government, then you have an even bigger uphill battle. Is it possible to turn a red or blue state purple or even to the other side? Sure, but you’re gonna need to convince people who think their single vote won’t change anything to go out on top of getting them to be motivated to support a chosen candidate.
Pretty much everyone I know that doesn’t vote (and I mean actually doesn’t and not just “oh they support third parties so they don’t count”) has said some variation of “my vote doesn’t matter cause the state goes to X party every time anyways”. While someone in a blue state could make the argument that Dems need as many people as possible cause even some of their guaranteed states are starting to turn purple, what do you say to someone in a deep red state? One where the Dems are always tens of thousands of votes behind? How do you convince someone to still vote when winner takes all is still a thing?