The article discusses the growing autocratic tendencies of Donald Trump's administration and highlights a widening class divide in American society. While powerful institutions and elites seem to capitulate to Trump's demands, ordinary people are mobilizing in opposition, seen through fierce town hall confrontations and widespread protests. Political scientist Jodi Dean emphasizes the crumbling institutions of civil society. This resistance movement showcases the spirit of everyday Americans, contrasting sharply with the complacency and submission of wealthy, influential entities like universities and law firms who bend to Trump's will.
The institutions of civil society, the organizations and practices that give democracy its substance, are crumbling. The word of the day is capitulation.
Lawmakers of both parties—but especially Republicans—are terrified to go to town halls lest they be confronted by angry voters asking why they are allowing Donald Trump and Elon Musk to run roughshod over government programs.
Against this pattern of elite yielding, there's plenty of evidence that ordinary people are ready to fight. Massive 'hands-off' protests surged through the streets of American cities.
The most abject submission has come from the commanding heights of society, with top-tier universities and big law firms bowing and scraping to Trump.
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