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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We have never been here before. I keep having to remind people that the Supreme Court has granted the president essentially dictatorial powers. and now a rapist, a 34 time convicted felon, who’s jailed children, defrauded students, stolen from charity, stolen our national secrets, promised to release violent criminals, one who’s praised dictators, while expressing his intentions to be one, and promising his supporters that they will not have to vote again.

There are no checks and balances left, this man now controls all three branches of the government because the other two have both shown repeatedly that they will let him get away with anything.

Come this January, democracy is dead, we will be living under a trump dictatorship.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Oh it could. It just wasn't.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds like a follow-up to the announcement 🤦

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We’ve collectively and decisively lept into the arms of authoritarianism.

America will get what it wants.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the rest of us will get what we don't want.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

No we haven’t been here. Last time was just prep work for this. And we didn’t dismantle that work. We’re primed to efficiently implement the wishes of tyrants.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, we have been here before, but they picked the wrong comparison point.

The correct parallel is the Weimar Republic in the early 1930s.

And yes: I’m saying this is likely the inception of the first American Reich (or whatever it ends up being called), only this time it’ll be theocratic too, so the hardcore fanatics will also know they’ve got god on their side. Wcgw.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The correct parallel is the Weimar Republic in the early 1930s.

Or Mordor...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

While I don’t disagree, that’s fiction, not history. We’re talking about historical parallels.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Exactly, last time the question of "can we just shoot the protesters" was answered with "no".

This time the answer is "obviously yes".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The answer is we shouldn't be protesting we should be doing other things that im not willing to detail in a public form.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's wise not to share the details, but the broad strokes are important: Information is the game. Getting it, distributing it, analyzing it. Successful authoritarian regimes always strive to keep people uninformed, terrified and unable to act.

Defend the information networks at all costs. Only with good information can we effectively do those things that it's not wise to detail in public.