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jenmercieca.bsky.social • 143 days ago

I've been wanting to write this one for a while: This Is What Fascism Looks And Sounds Like Today
https://resolutesquare.com/articles/4XfXsQn4Uett48Cex7zzMr/this-is-what-fascism

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oldfuddy.bsky.social•142 days ago

As Montesquieu describes, a republic is animated by civic virtue; despotism is animated by fear.

jenmercieca.bsky.social•143 days ago

"An elderly man, pale and weak in mind, body, and morals, stands on a stage in front of an adoring crowd. He appears before them in disguise—orange make-up and dark bronzer attempt to give his pale skin a color that suggests youthfulness..."

jenmercieca.bsky.social•143 days ago

"A cotton candy-like confection of bright blond hair-stuff covers his head, suggesting an angelic vitality. His voice is loud, he talks rough, suggesting strength and a powerful toughness. His suit is tailored to cover up his aged and deformed body..."

jenmercieca.bsky.social•143 days ago

"Shoe lifts give him height but also make him tilt forward awkwardly—and clumsily."

jenmercieca.bsky.social•143 days ago

"His loyal audience doesn’t see with their own eyes but with his. Likewise, they don’t hear him with their own ears. They hear only what he wants them to hear. They are his personality cult, and he is their Dear Glorious Leader, Trump God Emperor Eternal."

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