"A lady in Springfield, Ohio lost her cat and found it, and Trump and Vance have made this the centerpiece of their campaign.
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"A lady in Springfield, Ohio lost her cat and found it, and Trump and Vance have made this the centerpiece of their campaign. This might seem mysterious or just stupid. But Trump and Vance are intelligent and talented politicians, and their actions make sense within their political theory."
~ Timothy Snyder
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Though alien to most Americans, the worldview is important to understand, because it forecasts how America would be ruled should these men come to power. It has three elements: fantasy, impotence, and fascism."
Fantasy, as in "stories" count, not reality and truth. They're designed to render the state impotent to do anything except oppress targeted groups at the behest of dictators — the fascist dream….
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Green Roc Thoughtsreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I been deterred from discussing reality in many occasions... because the reality wasnt positive... Cant fix problem by ignoring problems while believing in fantasies.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Green Roc Thoughts last edited by
@GreenRoc I agree: we can't fix problems while believing in fantasies. And, of course, the kind of fantasies being spun by Trump and Vance and the Republican party are designed precisely to prevent us from focusing on real problems that demand real solutions.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Trump actively wants the argument over immigration to be as charged with hate and rage as possible. He doesn’t think that will alienate swing voters. He thinks it will activate their latent MAGA tendencies."
~ Greg Sargent
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Finally, a top Republican calls on Trump to stop attacking Haitians, arguing that it’s politically backfiring. But Trump wants this debate to be as charged with hate and rage as possible.
The New Republic (newrepublic.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The picture Trump is seizing on Springfield to invoke—that of a largely white, innocent heartland town getting ravaged by dark, alien hordes who basically constitute a subhuman species—simply cannot be a distraction from the immigration debate. To Trump, it is the immigration debate."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"For Trump, the argument over Springfield has nothing to do with what’s actually happening in Springfield. It’s about fomenting violent hatreds in order to seize power. What must be asked of Vance is why this gives him no discernible qualms whatsoever. He knows what Trump is up to perfectly well—and he’s absolutely willing to go along with every bit of it."
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