>"We really need to do a *thorough* purging of the United States"
>"We need a de-MAGAfication"
>"Similar to the de-Nazification that we pursued successfully after World War II in Germany"
>"Not just the MAGA ideology but the whole structure of hugely unequal power, hugely unequal wealth that made this horrific moment possible"
>"It's not gonna be easy—and maybe it's not going to be doable—but we have to try"
>"Because this is an absolute—This is a nightmare."
>"This is a nightmare beyond even the worst fantasies of progressives"
>"Beyond the worst nightmares of conservatives who still have a conscience (and there still are plenty of those but they're no longer MAGA)"
>"This has to be turned around"
>"we should not, above all, whitewash or forget this moment"
>"defanging Trump as much as possible"
>"make sure that no one or anybodyy in his footsteps has power after the next two elections"
>"this is where a lot of forces in America have been leading, and if we don't do something beyond just getting rid of Trump it's gonna happen again"
Paul Krugman