Democracy died 61 years ago in Dallas and was replaced with an industrial fascist oligarchy by Richard M Nixon and George HW Bush. This bipartisan political system is a sham used to divide us. All that happened is the Cool Blue fascists lost to the Mean Red fascists.
Trump has made the US a shithole of a country and laughed while he and his family and friends pilfered the country. Trump said he'd set off a nuclear bomb to stop a hurricane heading our way, too stupid to know the consequences of his actions. that he got re-elected is my biggest concern.
Lingchi,which was reserved for crimes viewed as especially heinous, such as treason. We can fight them, but it will take all of us, and be deliberate about it. Monday We Fight.
Emergency 5 Step Plan To Save Freedom & Democracy:
1.Shut Down The Federal Government
2. National Strike. Shut it ALL down
3. States start parallel services and contract federal workers.
4. States from coalitions
National guards take security roles
5. National Divorce. Assets shared w/states
If you want to read more about this beautiful day:
'The crowd then strung the bodies of Mussolini, Petacci and other fascists by their feet from the girders of a gasoline station in a corner of the square.' https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours
My uncle, as part of a special unit of the Xth Mountain Division, was meant to capture him and bring him to trial. Unfortunately they failed, and although Otto Scorzceny’s SS paratroopers fled under that units ferocity, Musso slipped away with his bersagliere only to be caught the other side.
Pretty sure we do.
"A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism."
That is more like communism. Fascism as a governmental system's def: fascism as an ideology is also hard to define. Originally, it referred to a totalitarian political movement linked with corporatism which existed in Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini.
Trump and his billionaire hit squad to destroy everything that would put them in jail. We the people should see just how afraid they are and the lies they tell, just look at what they are buying to shut down freedom of speech 🎤 education knowledge is power choice’s are ours to make!!
Does anyone remember what happened to Mussolini and Hitler. Mussolinin was hung with his girlfriend by the Italians. Hitler committed suicide for fear of the Russians.
I mean nazis don't have any souls, there like hostile NPCs in video games that just automatically attack at the slightly provocation, but also someone gave one admin access and they make everyone's life suck.
Sadly we will. Those of us who have studied history have seen this coming for years. And now it has arrived. This is what happens when countries don't invest in the education of their children. Masses of poorly educated, easily manipulated people who think of themselves only. Buckle up, folks.
The dumbing down of the Education Systems in the USA started when W implemented NCLB in 2000, which left decades of generations not learning how to think but how to take a standardized test. I know they don’t know much. I am Leary of young professionals because they’re seriously self centered.
While you’re right about our horrendous education system, I don’t really appreciate your ageism. Every candidate and colleague should be evaluated as an individual.
If you’re a straight A student, responsible, caring, and dedicated to your profession then I’ll know. What I have seen with my own eyes is little knowledge, lack of respect for people outside of their groups, and a false sense of entitlement and superiority. It is not inclusive to diversity.
It's mostly been due to the alt-right infiltrating a lot of pop culture circles via funding from aligned shell companies and Liberal inaction and in some countries, opposition to working with the Left to beat back the fascist tide. You can be well educated and be controlled by propagandists.
Oh and just because he's not explicitly saying he's throwing illegal immigrants into camps doesn't mean he won't do that. Most Nazi citizens had no clear idea what was happening during the Holocaust, because the regime was explicitly covering it up.
He was already president for four years and all of the hysteria of fascism never came to light. I'm no fan of the guy, but in four years he'll be out and there'll be a new election. The U.S. will still be here as will its democracy.
I think you are being self delusional. The guard rails are gone. And he has *told* you what he is about. Study history, specifically the history of the 1920's and 30's. The similarities are astounding, as is his messaging. I hope I'm wrong. But I don't think I am.
I know the history of 20s and 30s very well. Nothing Trump did while he was president was fascist, and nothing he is threatening is fascist. You might not like his policies, but that doesn't make them fascist.
If you truly study history, I would remind you that empires fall, it's what they do
I'm thinking of the Roman republic, that had become a hereditary monarchy for 70 years before the citizens noticed.
The US has been a fascist police state for decades
you just noticed
Careful, it'll cost you $15 million if you call that repeat sex offender a rapist.
You have to be factual.
You'd have to say something like.. repeat sex offender, or conman with a tendency for sexual assault, or close friend of Epstein, or has-to-pay-for-sex POTUS, or grab 'em by the pussy guy.
It's relevant to a specific case, but doesn't accurately convey the person. Sex Offender and Fraud are more accurate descriptions of Trump - based on his extensive criminal history at least.
Most world leaders are kinda embarrassing and crooked, but not like this. The US is in rapid decline.
I mean, yeah, I was being a bit snarky for sure because it is social media. What I rly mean, if being fr, is the viewpoint presented in the article I shared. It’s this one fwiw.
Not going to get into a serious discussion on this platform. But to clarify briefly, I’m talking about systemic fascism, which is inseparable from the American Project. Fascism, in order to succeed, must constantly evolve. It didn’t sprout ex nihilo in Italy in 1922. It didn’t sprout with Trump.
It’s significantly bigger than any single individual. It’s a political system, and its seeds have been planted into the American Project since its inception.
Educate people on what fascism is. The general public is clueless and believes whatever fits on a hat. Telling people what to think makes many take the opposing view out of not liking being told what to do. Many confuse fascism and socialism or just don’t care because they need someone to worship.
sadly a lot of liberals defend ukrainian nazis because "they're fighting big bad russia!", whilst ignoring the fact groups like AZOV kill ukrainians who don't want to enter the meat grinder, and are deeply rooted in its fascist government
a lot of liberals today defend things viewed as 'western'-
such as america, israel, and any other capitalist, internationally reaching, and militarily dangerous countries
liberals tend to follow anything their media portrays, as quite literally, theres nothing different between conservatives and democrats other than they wear different colored ties
as long as the western liberal is all nice and snug defending their big daddy nation, they'll allow for more and more war crimes and atrocities to go on under the banner of 'democracy'
Fascists often advocate for the establishment of a totalitarian one-party state, and for a market economy in which the state plays a strong directive role through economic interventionist policies. wiki's article is entirely apropos of the current Dems.-- a lot more like the biden admin
we did fight fascism... that's why we voted Trump in. i laugh all the time at the lack of understanding of fascism in regard to the Trump administration. the last 4 yrs are rth closest the US has ever been.
A year ago, Donald Trump looked headed to prison. Now, he's opening the New York Stock Exchange, he's Time's Person of the Year, and oh yeah, he's president-elect too. And, grassroots activist got Trump's Cabinet selections back on track. its a Win-Win.
A logical thought. The war is a battle of ideologies and mostly fought on media platforms; Mainstream Media, and Social media is where the light and the dark sides live in cyberspace. The war is a Cold War it’s been going on since 2015. 2024 is a continuation of the same Cold War. Red vs Union Blue.
Time's Person of the Year selection isn't intended to be celebratory or an honor. It's merely the person (or group or idea or object) that in the judgment of the magazine has done the most to influence the events of the year, for better or for worse.
"That choice abided by the dictum of TIME founder Henry Luce, who decreed that the Man of the Year — now Person of the Year — was not an honor but instead should be a distinction applied to the newsmaker who most influenced world events for better or worse."
I don’t like that Bluesky users tote this platform to be devoid of toxicity but then you see a bunch of posts like this. Listen, I don’t like Trump, nor did I like Harris. People wonder why Bluesky is “twitter for liberals,” but even when I actively tell them not to show me these posts they show up.
To be fair I didn’t comment on them for the first few weeks, I just clicked the “show me less” button, but they kept showing up. I’ve commented on maybe 3 of these posts so far? 2 of them just today. I think there are just so many posts like this they inevitably show up.
I try to respectfully critique these posts in hopes that people will have productive conversations about the issue. I view posts like this as building up the already problematic divide between left and right politics. I’d rather we work to remove that divide than build it up.
I’m not gonna meet half way with an ideology that labels my partner and I as “groomers”, implements cruel deportation of millions, rubs shoulders with dictators, etc, and has the audacity to call me the enemy from within
I’m sorry but if you want me to meet half way with that then
I debate everyone, including trumpers, so don’t feel as though I’m targeting a specific side.
Your perspective of the opinions of the people you disagree with are certainly inaccurate, and that’s not something I can change, but if you feel so inclined we could talk about it.
The left and right have hated each other before trump. The Trump era has certainly been more polarizing than previous eras, and that is because Trump is particularly offensive to modern liberal movements compared to prior republican candidates.
When one group wants to remove all rights from the other group, that is not a divide that can be bridged man. This is not a difficult concept to understand
It sounds like you have never talked to conservatives about what they believe. It sounds like you have talked to liberals about what conservatives believe. I grew up in a very rural and conservative community, do you know how many of them hate minorities, gays, and trans people? Very few.
Since when is calling fascists 'Fascists', toxic? If you aren't calling this shit out, then you are tacitly approving of it. Just because the supporters of fascists call doing so toxic, doesn't mean it is.
Users tote it because we block what we don’t like instead of complaining about it. No one has ever made the claim that the site is devoid of toxicity, they all say they block the toxicity and that there is on average less toxicity here. Which is true. I haven’t had to block in 2 days.
That is true, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about blocking. I guess I fundamentally disagree with silencing people I disagree with, but that’s just a me problem. It’s fine to block people you don’t like. Just be careful not to make an echo chamber for yourself.
Sure, I also think it’s dumb to avoid any engagements with the opposition. I try not to block anyone willing to share a conversation. However, the amount of literal filth that pours over here from X in the guise of trolls who’s only goal is to upset or bother, they get blocked so quick. 😂
I don’t follow any of these posters that show up. It’s just what the algorithm shows me. I definitely respect your freedom to make this post, I’m just offering a critique on it which I assume we can agree is also an appropriate use of freedom of speech. I appreciate your respectful response.
I am always respectful, I am not a hateful person but I am educated. I also wouldn't post anything violent like fascists being hung etc. However fascism is here and I won't stop pointing that out!
Add up the comparisons...
You look very young so I can forgive your ignorance but please do educate yourself. You say you don't want these posts but you are engaging with them, doesn't make sense.
I have responded to a prior comment about this, but this is one of 3 posts I’ve interacted with of this subject matter. It’s unfortunate you have decided to call me ignorant though, it’s not as respectful and your first comment. I’m not young, not that that matters, though I do have a young face.
I am interacting with these posts because some of these conversations are interesting. I would not respond to blatant harassment. I enjoy debating people, and I’d hope no one takes offense to any of my responses. If you think I’m uneducated, perhaps you should engage in conversation and educate me.
He was a centrist and he sent a lot of soldiers into harm's way, denied gay rights until his last years, and really was only good because he had a functional family and a sense of fun humor, and managed to pass the ACA. But militarily, he was still awful.
I’m from Italy and seeing the Red Cross over Mussolini’s face gives me satisfaction and makes me think about my grandparents who risked their lives (and took some bullets) fighting against him together with the Allied troops…
this country will never be same , with madman trump at the controls , you figured voters would of woken up after trumps first term ,project 2025 , voters in swing states , no excuses , just ignorance beyond belief , he does not fix any problems , he blows shit up, God save us from this evil shit
Just a little reminder that the US has spent the most of its existence killing people and stealing resources from poor nations to build a massive shithole for fat stupid people who love killing to protect their insecure egos.
The world has never respected the US, only put up with their bullshit.
Just because Trump hasn't officially agreed to work for Russia, doesn't mean his actions and policies don't help Russia immensely. Putin wanted Trump in power in 2016, He wants him in power now. What's Trump's plan? No more long rand missiles into Russia.
The more yall act like it's just trump, and not the whole republican party and most of the complacent libs in the democratic party, the longer this shit will continue to drag out.
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Anyone rooting for it to work out this time is no better than a traitor.
1.Shut Down The Federal Government
2. National Strike. Shut it ALL down
3. States start parallel services and contract federal workers.
4. States from coalitions
National guards take security roles
5. National Divorce. Assets shared w/states
'The crowd then strung the bodies of Mussolini, Petacci and other fascists by their feet from the girders of a gasoline station in a corner of the square.'
https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours
Time to make a comeback.
I get it we lost
Get over it
"A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism."
It’s definitely NOT the definition of communism.
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I'm thinking of the Roman republic, that had become a hereditary monarchy for 70 years before the citizens noticed.
The US has been a fascist police state for decades
you just noticed
You have to be factual.
You'd have to say something like.. repeat sex offender, or conman with a tendency for sexual assault, or close friend of Epstein, or has-to-pay-for-sex POTUS, or grab 'em by the pussy guy.
Most world leaders are kinda embarrassing and crooked, but not like this. The US is in rapid decline.
about ding dang time
You're being "Well, actually" guy
https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/prisoner-prophet-revisiting-george-jacksons-analysis-of-systemic-fascism
Pls at least read this. It’s fairly short…
https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/prisoner-prophet-revisiting-george-jacksons-analysis-of-systemic-fascism
Go!
a lot of liberals today defend things viewed as 'western'-
liberals tend to follow anything their media portrays, as quite literally, theres nothing different between conservatives and democrats other than they wear different colored ties
:)
Trumputin zihinsel noktada bir tedaviye ihtiyacı var!
Hint hint hint
The Nobel Peace Prize is in the same boat.
All the titles built for the limelight are really just nonsense.
But a message must be broadcast, the people must be programmed, and a magazine in the digital age is getting desperate..
"That choice abided by the dictum of TIME founder Henry Luce, who decreed that the Man of the Year — now Person of the Year — was not an honor but instead should be a distinction applied to the newsmaker who most influenced world events for better or worse."
will have the same result and likely similar death tolls too.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1867293547000381815.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJ45FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcNfcGMQwDi863J8rD_zj4_BJcUzy3mMKn7g59VsHlzwMthQqFg_qoPdBg_aem_SyVHfL2oCKc0X10UeNajnQ
The algorithm isn’t magic it’s based on your input.
I’m not gonna meet half way with an ideology that labels my partner and I as “groomers”, implements cruel deportation of millions, rubs shoulders with dictators, etc, and has the audacity to call me the enemy from within
I’m sorry but if you want me to meet half way with that then
First you say you don’t want to see these posts and now you’re here to bridge the divide.
It sounds like what you really wanted was to insert your enlightened centrist opinion.
If you want to bridge the divide go work on trumpers
Your perspective of the opinions of the people you disagree with are certainly inaccurate, and that’s not something I can change, but if you feel so inclined we could talk about it.
Add up the comparisons...
I'm not using ignorance as a slur but a fact. See the definition of ignorance...
I think you’ll find Trump is a Capitalist … and a highly successful one, given his ‘bounce back’ record.
HE IS DISQUALIFIED FOR BEING AN INSURRECTIONIST!
CONGRESS HAS TO ENFORCE IT!
The world has never respected the US, only put up with their bullshit.
The whole planet knows Trump is a criminal, a fat joke, and a Russian asset.
We're just waiting for China to take over at this point. You're living in a bubble.
You're absorbing nonsense from somewhere..
We have Christofascism which adds predatory religion to the mix
You can’t have views about definitions.