Trump Mania Has Turned Democrats Into Confused Flip-Floppers
The irony of Democrats reducing their entire politics to reflexive opposition to Donald Trump is that, as a result, Trump now faces no credible opposition.

Demonstrators march into downtown protesting President Donald Trump on May 1, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
The subreddit r/InformedWarriorRides offers an entertaining snapshot of the modern liberal bumper-sticker scene. It’s changed a lot since 2003, when I personally had my young liberal mind blown by bangers like “Homeland Security: Fighting Terrorism Since 1492.” But these days, you don’t see as many blanket denunciations of the US military-industrial complex as you used to. Certainly missing are complaints about government surveillance or the lying mass media — those are now over at the right-wing sister sub r/InfowarriorRides.
A bumper rhyming human need with corporate greed, paired with the command to “Buy Union,” is labeled in the liberal subreddit as “old school informed.” Today’s liberal informed warriors have more au courant concerns: Black Lives Matter, Palestine, abortion, and trans rights.
But there is one issue that truly dominates: Donald Trump.