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America Tips into Fascism

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Re: America Tips into Fascism

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Post by jleyank »

JohnnyHerz wrote: post #2

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Or, perhaps saved as a time stamp of the state of political discourse in the us. Those who do not know history are unaware when they repeat it. And the communication alternatives available to the central government are far, far more pervasive than the radio-and-newspapers of the last century.

Those who say there’s nothing to worry about look suspiciously like those profiting from it (or encouraging it). A whole lot of stuff is being done differently than before and there will be mid to long term damage from it. Damage to the r&d mechanism, for example, might be generational. And for better or worse world trade is being rearranged.

Re: America Tips into Fascism

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In some ways, I agree and in others, we’re still very far away from it. Germany had extra-judicial killing squads terrorizing communities, that still seems very far away for us.

If he does send troops to Chicago as he says he intends to, the court challenges are going to be critical.

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Post by DaveZale »

CodingJeebus wrote: post #6

In some ways, I agree and in others, we’re still very far away from it. Germany had extra-judicial killing squads terrorizing communities, that still seems very far away for us. If he does send troops to Chicago as he says he intends to, the court challenges are going to be critical.

well, our "best friend and ally" who gets free money and weapons (including nukes) is doing it. A very slippery slope to be allied with a regime that's been overtaken by ultraorthodox maniacs, and it's also bad for Jews everywhere.

Re: America Tips into Fascism

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Post by nabla9 »

CodingJeebus wrote: post #6

In some ways, I agree and in others, we’re still very far away from it. Germany had extra-judicial killing squads terrorizing communities, that still seems very far away for us. If he does send troops to Chicago as he says he intends to, the court challenges are going to be critical.

Only if you don't think brown people are people. There is whole Wikipedia page: Detention and deportation of American citizens in the second Trump administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_and_deportation_of_A...

ps. Facism is not defined by amount of violence.

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