Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a satirical book, It Can’t Happen Here, about a lying demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who rises to power and transforms the American scene for the worse within months.There were fears of parallels with the plot of the book when Trump first became president. This time, the fears are far more serious, as Trump’s barrage of executive orders challenges the constitutional checks and balances designed by the founding fathers to inhibit the autocratic desires of a future wrong’un becoming president. Continue reading...
The main conceptual idea of the text is that the author, William Keegan, believes the current situation with Donald Trump's presidency in the US presents a grave danger to democratic values and norms. He draws a parallel between Trump and the fictional demagogue Buzz Windrip from Sinclair Lewis's satirical novel "It Can't Happen Here," highlighting Trump's autocratic tendencies and disregard for constitutional checks and balances. Keegan suggests that the implications of Trump's presidency are far more serious because he is actively dismantling the very foundations of American democracy.
The author seems particularly disturbed by Trump's rhetoric and actions, believing them to be a direct threat to the stability and well-being of both the United States and the world.
The main conceptual idea of the text is that the author, William Keegan, believes the current situation with Donald Trump's presidency in the US presents a grave danger to democratic values and norms. He draws a parallel between Trump and the fictional demagogue Buzz Windrip from Sinclair Lewis's satirical novel "It Can't Happen Here," highlighting Trump's autocratic tendencies and disregard for constitutional checks and balances. Keegan suggests that the implications of Trump's presidency are far more serious because he is actively dismantling the very foundations of American democracy. The author seems particularly disturbed by Trump's rhetoric and actions, believing them to be a direct threat to the stability and well-being of both the United States and the world.
