[noarchy]

One can argue that we're only seeing the beginning of the destruction. The economic policies of this administration could take years to be fully realized. That also means that, unfortunately, it will take years to repair the damage.

[KingOfCoders]

I don't think the trust in the US can be repaired for a very long time.

[joshdavham]

Yup. Even if Americans vote out the current administration, there’s no guarantee they won’t vote in another administration like this again. They’ve already done it twice.

[unethical_ban]

We need, at the very least, to revoke "emergency" powers of the presidency, and we need to reinforce that Congressional action overrides executive whim.

The administrative state is a good thing, not a bad thing, and people like Steve Bannon are cancers on American success.

Ideally, we would also ban gerrymandering, revoke unlimited anonymous political spending, and implement ranked choice voting.

[wnc3141]

I think the contradiction required for this is 1) we need a strong, power concentrated leader to decisively correct the ship and prevent future abuses. 2) we then need the leader to voluntarily limit their powers.

[throw0101d]

> Yup. Even if Americans vote out the current administration […]

Reminder: Trump was re-elected. The first time could be considered an aberration, but the second time?

[bluGill]

There is nothing unusual about Americans here. Every democracy has the same worry, and always has. Every change in party has brought in instability, going right back to the founding of the country. Sometimes worse than others. Trump isn't that much different from some of the stupid things presidents were doing in the 1800s...

[privatelypublic]

If ever.

[chimeracoder]

> That also means that, unfortunately, it will take years to repair the damage.

If you're old enough to be reading this comment today, it's unlikely that the full damage will be repaired in your lifetime.

[tavavex]

As someone who is just starting their proper adult life, the feeling of seeing the past's most bleak, extreme, "irrational" depression fuel resurface as today's level-headed, sensible predictions for the future is difficult to describe.