"'Back to 1900' is a serviceable summation of the conservatives' goal." - George Will, January 2 1995, syndicated columnI swear to myself that I will throw that in the face of every Trumper I come across any time they express any even minor disagreement with anything he does. And I will not let them forget and I will not forgive.
Every time a woman dies from lack of access to abortion care.
"You wanted this to happen. You voted for it."
Every time a trans child commits suicide.
"You wanted this to happen. You voted for it."
Every time someone you are acquainted with gets deported.
"You wanted this to happen."
Every time you are shown the horrible and inhumane conditions at the required detention camps.
"You wanted this to happen."
As the government adopts Steven Miller's openly fascist slogan "America is for Americans and Americans only" as official policy.
"You wanted this to happen."
.As the slaughter, the literal genocide, of Palestinians intensifies.
"You wanted this to happen."
As Ukrainians (and perhaps Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians) are abandoned.
"You wanted this to happen."
As tariffs drive inflation, costing families thousands of dollars a year.
"You wanted this to happen."
As measles, mumps, and other diseases re-emerge and new pandemics arise because Secretary of HHS RFK Jr. disparages vaccines and blocks funding on research.
"You wanted this."
As strikes are declared illegal and worker and environmental protections are stripped away.
"You wanted this."
As Secretary of Education Ryan Walters mandates Bibles and bible instruction in all public schools.
"You wanted this."
As media outlets are threatened with or even experience loss of licenses for airing/ publishing "false," i.e., unfavorable to the reactionaries in the administration, information.
"You wanted this."
As social services shrivel, consumer protections are repealed, EPA rules are dismantled, and disaster relief becomes unavailable after Director of OMB Elon Musk slashes $2 trillion in social spending.
"You wanted this."
As people you know, even members of your family, get labeled as part of "the enemy within."
"You wanted this."
As you see the US military attacking, even shooting, protestors.
"YOU WANTED THIS."
As.... The list could and as events develop will go on. But the point remains. No excuses, no "I didn't mean that," no "but"s.
You knew. You had to know or you damn well should have. You are responsible. Because -
"You.
"Wanted.
"This."
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