I will say that I am getting mighty fucking tired of saying “I told you so” to everyone who thought I was “alarmist” and “catastrophizing” about this trajectory for most of the last 8 fucking years
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Same here. Most especially to the so-called "leftists" that were pretending - and keep pretending - that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Something something "but Biden and Palestine!"
"But mah Gaza."
if by all appearances, it is Russian propaganda, Let’s just call them Russian propagandists.
The coordinated message amplification here on Lemmy is apparent.
Maybe if democrats embraced a few progressive platform planks we wouldn’t have elected one of the most unpopular candidates ever. Twice.
I'll take urgent threat to our democracy, our freedoms, and our position as leader of the free world for $500, Alex.
Shit make it a daily double fam you got this
The NAZIs started with queer people too. The right wing has really ramped up their transphobia in the last decade or so. They are following the playbook.
I'm really glad they're standing up to him, but they have a huge endowment. I think they'll be okay and probably took that into consideration.
That's what we want, though. People and organizations with the most means to do so are the most morally obligated to resist.
For more about the 'degenerate art' Nazi issues I really like to recommend Jacob Geller on youtube, he has a video a few years old - "who's afraid of modern art".
Some9ne just posted a quote from Frank Zappa warning about this being the worst outcome for us in '86. Yeah... Its not only a threat. This is domination right now. Its won and we need to fight again.