Honestly, if you’re in the US, please vote.

[nicdex@techhub.social]

@Raccoon I'm curious as I don't follow every aspect of Trump policies, what exactly would him and Musk do with free speech?

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@Raccoon @csgraves @jztusk @firebreathingduck

i thought we were called the demonrats

(/s)

[spieldings@mastodon.social]

@Raccoon @Gargron so funny, this is a 1 of 1 copy here in Germany. Traditional mindset with normal behavior is a threat to democracy. It is the same here to the point.

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@benroyce @csgraves @jztusk @firebreathingduck
Don't worry, I'll start calling them that again in November if Harris wins.

This alliance between the nonpartisans and the Democratic party only happens in the leadup to an election, and most of us tone it down, simply because if we had to pick one party to have to deal with in power, it'd be the Democrats by far.

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@spieldings @Gargron
I'm not sure what you mean by "Traditional" or "Normal", considering how absolutely craven Trump's behavior as a muli-millionaire who is above the law has been, and how absolutely bizarre Vance and his other syncophants' behavior is, but let's be clear: this is not about who is or isn't "normal".

Trump and his crew are Fascists because they are 1) Anti-Democracy, 2) Anti-Free-Speech, and 3) scapegoat minority groups to distract from their terrible policies.

But as someone from Deutschland, I don't expect you to have a firm grasp on what is going on in American politics, and how wildly the claims of the Republicans differ from the reality of "normal" American life.

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@nicdex
The FCC and SEC are the two agencies that regulate Twitter, thus the main opposition to what Elon Musk does. He is currently hanging out with, and directly backing Donald Trump, who has openly said he will give Elon favors if he wins. The favors will be heavy influence over the FCC and FEC... which will be able to come after the Fediverse, which is currently both in-line with the laws and beneath their notice either way, on his behalf. At the very least, they are the organizations that prevent him from banning people for linking to Mastodon accounts on Twitter.

This is a bit of a jump, but this is on top of the general hostility to the first amendment, diverse speech, and democratic principles in general.

I really do think that a Trump presidency would be a threat to the fediverse though.

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@gwm @Beachhart @benroyce @Amoshias @barney @firebreathingduck @GreenFire @fiberologist @WAHa_06x36 @Gargron
This was before he learned, through a presidency, how to subvert the systems meant to protect us from him.

It was before he made the inroads and allies to get rid of his political enemies, and give himself a zero-opposition situation.

It was before he lost an election, and became vengeful and violent against the system that rejected him: democracy and the American people.

It was before plans (his people are part of Project 2025, but it's not the only one) were put together to dismantle democracy and civil rights from day one should the republicans retake the presidency.

His first presidency was a nightmare for marginalized groups, a wave of bigotry and policies driven by it. A second Trump presidency will be a nightmare for everyone.

He was mildly dangerous in 2016, but he is VERY dangerous now.

This is not the election to sit out. This is the most dangerous candidacy in US history.

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@QueenValhalla @benroyce @GregArcus @gooba42 @whknott @NZedAUS @gwm @WAHa_06x36 @baconandcoconut
...what?

[raccoon@techhub.social]

@gwm @benroyce @mrpinkly @statsguy @Mourioche @WAHa_06x36 @baconandcoconut
> "the Democratic Party lacks the spine to stand against Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinians, but instead enthusiastically funds it."

FALSE. 2/3rds of Democratic Legislators in Congress and the Senate actively oppose Netanyahu, to the point where when Republicans invited him to speak before congress, they made up the 1/3rd that boycotted it to go attend the protests.

Read what ACTUAL PALESTINIANS have said about this situation...

https://zeteo.com/p/kamala-only-official-to-call-palestinian-america

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arizona-palestinian-arab-muslim-and-progressive-democrats-and-community-leaders-statement-on-presidential-election/