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The US Has Taken Sides--Against Democracy

Also: Paul Krugman and I have a video chat.

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Phillips P. OBrien
Feb 19, 2025
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"I agree with him when he says that it is the US that is taking sides against Democracy, not merely Trump or MAGA. This is how the world views it. Pretending otherwise allows us to escape the moral responsibility we *all share* as US citizens. "
- Claire Berlinski

Well, President Trump decided to call out all those frauds, charlatans and grifters who had been discussing his policies for months. Yesterday he exposed just how these people had been either wilfully lying or so stupid that they did not understand what they were seeing. The problem was the people he exposed as frauds and charlatans were his own support…


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