John Adams once stated: “Democracy never lasts long. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
Given his astute observation, are we as a nation now a witness to history repeating itself, after electing Donald Trump? Our democracy is precariously balancing on its foundation with a noose around its neck. How many of our elected officials, who have sworn an oath to protect our democracy, are going to help push its foundation out of the way, fostering its suicide?
Only time will tell.
Sigrid R.E. Fischer-Mishler
Harpswell
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