Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right. We Should Say So.
Throughout the Trump era I’ve been firmly in the camp unaffectionately dismissed as ‘alarmist’ by most commentators. Put simply: It is that bad. Liberal democracy is in danger. Fascism is a reasonable term for what we’re fighting. For veteran ‘alarmists’ this is a strange moment. People are at a loss. It seems wrong, given all that is at stake, to say “I told you so”. I’ve felt that discomfort. For the longest time I avoided saying that. It felt . . . petty, childish, gauche, it just wasn’t the done thing. One of the big political awakenings I’ve had over the last year, and particularly since Trump’s 2024 victory, is realizing that it’s OK to say “called it”. More than OK. Even if it feels awkward, it’s actually important, perhaps necessary, that we do.
I have no problem saying this. But I do think it’s important to shout it from the rooftops. I also think it’s necessary to have this conversation with your “undecided” friends who swung for Trump because the price of their fucking groceries went up because of a global economic downturn. And even the friends who told you before the election “I think he’s a good person” or “He won’t be that bad.”
No, he is that bad. This administration is that bad. Face the newfound (to you) facts.
