To repeat myself: this is important to understand both because a) there is a very American model of authoritarianism far likelier to shape our future than Nazism and b) there are models to learn from in what bringing down that authoritarianism looks like - ThreadSky

joekatz45.bsky.social • 2 days ago

To repeat myself: this is important to understand both because a) there is a very American model of authoritarianism far likelier to shape our future than Nazism and b) there are models to learn from in what bringing down that authoritarianism looks like

Reposted from rev. howard arson

when FDR was elected, about a third of the country did not have "elections" as anyone today would understand them

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magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•2 days ago

the Gilded Age is a better model for what they're driving towards than 1930s Germany, but this is undeniably the biggest constitutional crisis since 1861

xinrtj.bsky.social•1 day ago

There’s no single exact model, but Orban’s Hungary is prbly best fitting imo.

magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think you're right, but I don't think they have the juice to take it to that point

xinrtj.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hope not.

observationpost.bsky.social•1 day ago

I swear, people keep memory-holing the 1876 Presidential election that ended Reconstruction.

magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

a disaster on par with the Lincoln assassination

magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

a disaster on par with the Lincoln assassination

lastdaysotheweimar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ironically caused in part by trans panic (yes I am not kidding; the Frances Thompson situation).

magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

that's a mind-blowing story: thanks for bringing my attention to it!

I've been rewatching "Little Big Man" from 1970, one of Dustin Hoffman's first big roles—there's a trans character in the first twenty minutes

trans people have always been with us, and will always be with us

blocksincoming.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thinking you know where a diverse and increasingly radicalizing base is going is foolish. This has taken on a life of its own already and it will go where it will.

magnificentskinbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

I didn't say I thought where it would go: you've read that into it, but thanks for your thoughts

jemartisby.bsky.social•1 day ago

Precisely what I’m getting at by tracing the history of Black activism against racism, white supremacy, and authoritarianism.
https://Bit.ly/spiritofjustice

skibee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes. The Nazis used *us* as a model for their repressive policies. It’s in our national DNA.

the-great-g.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are there any similarities with authoritarianism in South America? There is a pretty large literature on the transition to democracy of those countries.

a4niemann.bsky.social•2 days ago

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