They only have to detain, deport, or disappear a quite small critical mass of people for the chilling effects of authoritarianism to spread throughout the entire population. It doesn’t have to happen to you to change your behavior and your world entirely. - ThreadSky

leahmcelrath.bsky.social • 10 days ago

They only have to detain, deport, or disappear a quite small critical mass of people for the chilling effects of authoritarianism to spread throughout the entire population.

It doesn’t have to happen to you to change your behavior and your world entirely.

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kingchochacho.bsky.social•9 days ago

"What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive"

lununalaura.bsky.social•10 days ago

Like the south american dictatorships in the seventies.

howardbeale.bsky.social•10 days ago

when the rabble gets roused, watch out

missatlanticcity.bsky.social•9 days ago

Well I know an excellent “critical mass of people”located in the Oval Office that would have the opposite affect on 65% of Americans! 🧌👍🇺🇸

fermispairofsocks.bsky.social•10 days ago

Already has. I'm much more careful of what I say and post online.

dquiettoon.bsky.social•9 days ago

The reverse is true.

goldpup.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is the truest comment about the rise and spread of authoritarianism I’ve ever read. Sums it up so perfectly‼️

robairone.bsky.social•10 days ago

signeland.bsky.social•10 days ago

Indeed it already has.

quinn.yoyodyne-it.eu•10 days ago

Though we are, as a people, quite insane.

hraka13.bsky.social•10 days ago

For some people, if it isn’t happening to them it doesn’t matter.

sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social•10 days ago

They seem to like disappearing law abiding immigrants who are going peacefully. I think the only actual criminals were already in jail.

Seems kinda lazy and, more importantly 'safe.'

Dems need commercials about these prisoners with their friends and family. Humanize them.

Run the ads on Fox.

oppositionista.bsky.social•10 days ago

#StephenMillerCrimesAgainstHumanity

drayslaying.bsky.social•10 days ago

My god.

pamelaindotte.bsky.social•10 days ago

k-e-v-i-n-d.bsky.social•10 days ago

How small?

gimcrackandjimjams.bsky.social•10 days ago

I've become unapologetically monomaniacal in convos with friends, family, neighbors. Because if I am disappeared, I hope others will never stop thinking of me, talking about me, spurring our electeds to take action, to get me back home.

gimcrackandjimjams.bsky.social•10 days ago

Today you, tomorrow me.
https://redditinc.com/blog/celebrating-10-years-of-today-you-tomorrow-me

arleneevers.bsky.social•10 days ago

It already is affecting us

enterthemorgo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Quit cowering to incompetent morons.

bakesdeb.bsky.social•9 days ago

Which is exactly why Bukele was brought here. That was not a hot mic, that was all in Stephen Miller’s script for the
show. How much was
Bukele paid?????