Today on Substack, specifically The Contrarians, Jennifer Rubin published this statement about the legacy press obfuscating fascist realities as politics:
The sanewashing of Republicans’ despotic orgy provides insight into how far astray billionaire-owned media has gone in its political coverage. Outrageous, frightful assaults on constitutional law and democratic values are treated as clever tactics. Treating a party that is no longer bound by fidelity to truth, rational discourse, or nonviolent political competition as indistinguishable from a party that adheres to democratic (small “d”) norms casts legacy media as enablers, not independent guardians of democracy and free discourse. ~ The Contrarians, by Jennifer Rubin
This statement was directed at the New York Times reporting on the recent Republican pre-midterm election “convention” over the weekend. I herald Rubin’s eagle eye in a time when discernment is an absolute necessity for citizens to navigate this particular “moment” in American history in the making: we could lose our democratic way of life with this one election.
Further, another person who is clear-eyed and well spoken, Judge Michael Luttig describes what is likely to happen after the Midterm election in January when newly elected representatives are seated (or not) in Congress:
January 3, 2027 – The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
His post was originally published in The New Republic. You can read or listen at this link. I am very grateful to The New Republic for making it possible for everyone to understand the insightful warning from such a respected conservative judge.
A Republic, if you can keep it. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Susan Feathers 