the shredding of the social contract

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

"We don't have emperors yet, but one of our two major parties is now dominated by radicals engaged in a crusade of voter suppression aimed at the elderly, the young, minorities, and the poor; while the other party, once the champion of everyday working people, has been so enfeebled by its own collaboration with the donor class that it offers only token resistance to the forces that have demoralized everyday Americans." --

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers: "That sound you hear is the shredding of the social contract"

motherjones.com

Dark money, voter suppression, and a widening gap between the rich and poor threaten our democracy.