AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL

I wasn't aware that "we" were taking it lying down.

You need to do more than speak out though. We've been speaking out about Trump for a decade and he's was reflected and is currently breaking America to rebuild it into some kind of dictatorship.

Looks like Robert Reich is in the Fediverse

• https://masto.ai/@rbreich
• https://masto.ai/@rbreich/114216565157603145

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

• Martin Niemöller

Just in case people don't know the original.

Trump's implied support for Erdogan is also considered to be one of the reasons why Erdogan's trying this hard to keep himself as the leader even though protests are riling up all around the country. Speak out for us too.

Reich calls out the Führer, there's a headline that writes itself.

Early warning signs of fascism:

1.) Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism

2.) Disdain for the importance of human rights

3.) Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause

4.) The supremacy of the military/avid militarism

5.) Rampant sexism

6.) A controlled mass media

7.) Obsession with national security

8.) Religion and ruling elite tied together

9.) Power of corporations protected

10.) Power of labor suppressed or eliminated

11.) Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts

12.) Obsession with crime and punishment

13.) Rampant cronyism and corruption

14.) Fraudulent elections