Found in the NYT comment section of an essay warning of the dangers of Trump:
First, they let Limbaugh terrorize the nation, and I didn't speak up because I didn't listen to the radio.
Then they let Fox "news" lie every day, and I didn't speak up because I didn't watch TV.
Then they let SCOTUS ignore a state-mandated Florida recount and install Bush and Cheney, and I didn't speak up because I didn't live in Florida.
Then they pushed through Citizens United to let billionaires buy the government and I didn't speak up because I had little money.
Then they let Russia pour more money and propaganda into America, and I didn't speak up because I was distracted by football.
Then they let Trump lie thousands of times about Covid and everything else, and I didn't speak up because I was focused on my family.
Then they let an insurrection invade the halls of Congress and nearly destroy the peaceful transfer of power, and I didn't speak up because I don't live in DC.
Then when the fascists finally took over everything, I was no longer able to speak up.
(With apologies to Martin Niemoeller.)
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They can't handle the truth.
Welcome to DU! 
. . . with tons of help, over many years from MSM, turned the genial, washed-out, windbag, grade-B actor into an heroic National Monument, whilst simultaneously infesting and dismantling our government and crime-ing out the wazoo.
All the voting, all the calls and letters to senators, congress-critters, newspapers, all the demonstrations, all made little or no difference in the direction of our Ship of State.
Missiles to Iran, PATRIOT Act, Citizens United, Palin, Drumpf, hollowing out of public education, and an host of other dirty tricks and FY's to the People, thanks to that sacred bond of GOPers, billionaires, and our stenographic, propagandic mass media.
Things are a mess and not likely to be fixed before the planet is torched unless??? unless what??? Wish I knew. 
is that Reagan made a deal with Iran to delay the release of American hostages which doomed Carter's reelection attempt.
This explains the last minute 8 point jump by Reagan at the last minute.
By then instead of ranting about Critical Race Theory, the right wing authoritarians will be ranting about just plain American History being taught! 
First, come 1980, people I’d known (or thought I knew) through the 70s suddenly were high on “Morning in America” 
I was horrified at Reagan going for POTUS in 1976, and by 1980 it was clear that the bitter ex-Nixonians were going to install an imperial Presidency with RWR as the figurehead.
