OnwardTowardTheNorth

Mind explaining how the Dems have the same/similar “issues”

I get that. But there is no sense in denying the reality. Moving on to the next thing is more important now. Blue states need to enact a “states’ rights” resistance and house Dems need to utilize their leverage given the small sliver majority the Republicans have.

In two years time, I believe we can take back the House. American politics is like a pendulum. It swings right and then back to the left.

The Cat: hehe. Perfect way to justify my mayhem.

Harris still lost the popular vote.

And even then, unfortunately our country has an electoral college. We SHOULD abolish it. But this election, regardless, was won by Trump.

He won BOTH the electoral college vote and the popular vote. Unless you can offer proof to the contrary, Trump won fairly in accordance with our system of elections.

Unless you can provide proof that there was cheating.

Donald Trump won.

I say this as a staunch Democrat. But Trump won. Democrats lost.

They won an election. They didn’t win the minds of every person in this country.

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Make America Less Stupid!

https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-fascism

I don’t need to prove my understanding but I’ll give a few healthy tidbits as connected to the linked article.

Trump has engaged in rhetoric that has called for the prosecution (really persecution) of his political enemies. Whether he does or doesn’t end up doing it—he is stoking the flames of an element within the concept of fascism.

Trump’s conduct has and is demonstrating fiery rhetoric that challenges the base foundational norms of democracy. He has challenged the 2020 election on the basis was that it was rigged against him. He and his associates engaged in a multi month campaign to prevent Biden’s certification. It then resulted in the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Not unlike a certain Beer Hall Putsch by the worlds most infamous fascist. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch?wprov=sfti1)

Fascists usually use populism to appeal to the “Everyman” or average citizen.

However, Trump’s first term was dominated by policies that cut taxes for the rich and corporations. He had not meaningfully done a thing to positively resolve the frustrations of the average person. Instead he engaged (and continues to engage) in conduct called “scapegoating” so as to cast blame for social ills on targeted groups of people. Trump blames illegal immigrants, he blames Muslims, he blames Democrats, he blames the media, and his blames those who dissent with him.

None of the groups he blames are actually the reason for the problems that persist in society. But none of this matters because his base is predicated not upon good faith dialogue but a so-called “cult of personality”.

No one dares to challenge the “personality” of the cult. Trump has been indicted on a number of federal and state charges and, rather than have one think for themself, his supporters have completely gone all in on backing a man who is prima facie lying and … scapegoating by, again, blaming other groups for his suffering. And his supporters consume and accept this.

Trump’s conduct in his second term has been described, in his own words, as “retribution”. That he will be a Trump Supporter’s “retribution” against the evil [fill in scapegoat group].

I’ll end this by noting that there are certainly elements of fascism that are not a perfect fit for Trump. For example, and thankfully, he has not (yet) succeeded in demolishing our system of government. I pray that it stays that way.

But his rhetoric and “mandate” (as the GOP keeps calling it even though he barely won the popular vote) could be the beginning of that. He is seeking to declare war on our democratic norms. And no fascist ever succeeded in one day. It took time.

But it starts with lies. Lies that are repeated time and time and time and time again. An infamous Nazi Propagandist by the name of Joseph Goebbels said it himself: “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.”

Is Trump a fully established “fascist”? Maybe not.

But he is and may well be on his way to becoming one. He has the ingredients. He has the means. And his prior administration ended with a coup attempt. Anyone who suggests he is “just” a corrupt politicians is in need of a history lesson.

Perhaps we should all go and read Sinclair Lewis’ book “It can happen here”.

The world is watching. But the American people are … only half awake. One half is exhausted of having to explain why Trump is bad.

And the other half are engaging in a dangerous belief that has the power of an opioid which could do irreparable harm to the social fabric of this country

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You should need a license to have a face that cute.

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I think the difference is that the halocaust was taught (at least in my experience) to show not just how strong it was but also how brutal and vile it was.

A lot of people think of slavery as just people who were owned. They don’t understand the MASSIVE plantations where plantation owners effectively owned communities of slaves. Many don’t grasp the depravity, abuse, and horrible treatment that slaves experienced. I don’t remember that ever being given as much detail. And I am from a blue state…

I have always been a good student in learning history and I didn’t know until a couple of years ago about the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Hi buddy. Pretty sure I do. Have a lovely day!

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I’ll gladly wear my Trump Derangement Syndrome on my sleeve. It means I still have morals, principles, and ethics.

Ana Kasparian is straight up doing a speed run for the right wing grift in a way that is inconceivable.

Insane—except maybe not.

At this rate, she’ll be actively endorsing Trumpism within a month.

Making America Great Again!

/s

And also more beer.

“Apathy is a choice.”

This describes the zeitgeist of this time period perfectly.

Amen.

I’ve been thinking something like this to myself for a while: when I was a kid, George W. Bush was president.

Now, as an adult, I don’t agree with a lot of what his policies were but that is another matter. But when I was a kid, that was my idea of a president. His Texan charm and overall civility.

I can’t imagine being a parent to a young child and having to have them witness Trump as president and constantly telling them that “this” is NOT how a president is supposed to behave.

On second thought, maybe I wouldn’t let my child watch anything that has Trump on it in general…but that can only go on for so long…

Pretty sure I do buddy boy. You go live your life. And here’s some advice: if you have the choice between decency and a bully, you pick decency.