Sherrilyn Ifill: This Is It: Facing Trump 2.0

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6. Yeah, but the Titanic was not actively trying to drag Jack and Rose down with it.

Nor was it plotting to destroy Jack and Rose, either. Significant differences.

But, the concept is a good one, even if the author misses something important.

Also, the greatest obstacle to our fight for survival and democracy is the inclination to fight for the existing democracy. In my opinion, the existing system is too flawed and too corrupted to be worth saving. Time to do some serious tweaking. Of course, the current power base would change. And, none of them want that to happen, regardless of their political affiliation. So, what do we do?

To use a house building metaphor: We don't need to tear the whole thing down, but we do need to take it to the foundation. Maybe even the footer.