Interesting thing in the news, the American Supreme Court has let Trump off inciting an invasion of Congress, & the Capitol. Is democracy dead in USA?

Not being American I don't know the full import of this in America, but it seems the rule of law has been overturned!

Fascism will soon be mainstream in the United States, it seems.

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MistyCee

I'd say it's a huge step in that direction, although, to paraphrase Monty Python, Democracy is not quite dead yet.

In theory, the American people could still reject Trump and Trumpism, and, over time, replace corrupt Trumpist Justices, but at the moment, the odds of that seem pretty slim, with Biden doddering and Trump and those who greedily want a piece of his action slobbering at the prospect of a second Trump term, this time without even the remote threat of the justice system interfering.

It's not just about Presidential immunity, either. This same court has made it clear that public officials can accept "gratuities" in exchange for prior payment.