No democracy in the world can work if its citizens don't believe their votes are legitimately counted: This lie that started in 1964 is now a harpoon pointed at the heart of our democracy.
But democracy only functions properly when the people trust that its essential mechanism — voting — is honest and true.
And that dependence on trust in elections — that vulnerability of all democracies — is exactly what Donald Trump and his fascist followers are aiming their weapons of mass deception at.
But Trump isn't doing it alone: he's following a script that has played out in multiple countries over many tragic years and wars, and is now possible in America (and is spreading around the world) because of a decision a campaign made in 1964.
Our country is also experiencing this deep crisis of democracy because, in large part, the media hasn't been doing their job about this issue of faith in the security of our vote. There's a hell of a history here.
Republicans have been attacking the heart of our democracy right out in the open since 1964 and covering it up by yelling about "voter fraud." Read more at
HartmannReport.com.
-Thom
