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You see, this is why I'm uniquely disappointed in Democrats right now. Instead of doing the legislative blitz to stop a dictatorship from forming, they're almost banking on Trump running because they think they can beat him.
How are you supposed to do a legislative blitz when Republicans have one of the houses of Congress?
Shit, youre right, guess fascism already won and we should just go home /s.
There are other ways to fight it, but you can't expect being able to pass legislation when it requires both parties.
What could they do without a majority?
Upvoting because this is just an opinion. Dems know they can beat him again. It's too early to blitz. A calmer approach next August - November will inform the folks in the political middle and it won't fire up Trump's base as much. When children get upset you calmly tell them the consequences; you don't jump up and down, cry and yell back at them.
Actually most parents do exactly that and then use violence, and that's much more effective for them than calmly telling a kid who refuses to stop, to stop.
I get the point you're making. Your analogy is just very flawed.
Violence is more effective for kids?
Requesting source on that one. Here's what I found: https://www.developmentalscience.com/blog/2022/2/10/hitting-children-leads-to-trauma-not-better-behavior
No, it's more effective and convenient for parents, as it gets them the submission they want and the kid is the only one that paid the price for it.
Which is why the analogy is flawed. It absolutely does work... for the perpetrator.