The Different Drummer

Is The Resistance Dead?

Corporate America is cowering, the media has caved, and Establishment Democrats have no idea how to fight. Are we destined for fascism?

“Democracy dies in the dark”

– Masthead of the newspaper that turned off the lights

Republicans govern with audacity. Whatever levers of power they control are declared to be the most representative of the people, an assessment that shifts with election results. They declare mandates when none exist. When reality does not fit their needs, they create a new one.

This did not start with Trump. Republicans have consistently held up the President as the representative of the people; that is as long as they control the Oval Office. Junior Bush governed like he had the broad support of the American people even though he only held the office because the Supreme Court gave it to him. Hilary Clinton’s attempt to reform health care failed after Republicans convinced Americans that continuing toward for-profit health care was in their best interests.

Trump didn’t write the playbook, but he has perfected its use. He eschewed any semblance of bipartisanship during his first…