As the United States hovers at the edge of fascism, the history of Germany can help.

[the5thcolumnist@mstdn.ca]

@wdlindsy

Is that not what a certain German leader said he was ging to do and then we found out it was much worst than that. Of course I'm not making a comparison here, just pondering.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

Jess Piper, who lives in deep-red rural Missouri, says that when she knocks on doors of neighbors as she campaigns for Democrats, neighbors tell her they agree with her on issue after issue.

But they cannot vote Democratic. Why?:

"They are under the impression that Christians can’t vote for Democrats. Where did they get that talking point? Their church."

#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations #WhiteEvangelicals #churches
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Baby Dolls and Trump Parades and Lies

I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but at Democratic rallies and events and gatherings, there is always someone with a clipboard or a QR code to register voters.

(jesspiper.substack.com)

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@KathleenC Yes, excellent points. Snyder is so clear, so morally centered, so erudite. He's a voice that needs to be heard.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@samiamsam Absolutely.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@samiamsam Yes, for sure.

[mckra1g@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy

#TaxChurches

[kathleenc@sanjuans.life]

@wdlindsy "Instead of recruiting new voters, they try to intimidate those who won’t vote for Republicans. They will suppress the vote to remain in power. It’s all they have left."

Baby Dolls and Trump Parades and Lies

I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but at Democratic rallies and events and gatherings, there is always someone with a clipboard or a QR code to register voters.

(jesspiper.substack.com)

[luv_wins@mstdn.social]

@wdlindsy What about a few MAGAt detention centers starting with the Trumpie offspring all but one born of IMMIGRANT mothers? Oh, see what a farce the Trumpie immigration policy is; it doesn't look at his own contribution to the immigration that fills this country with diversity?

[jamesbazan@mastodon.coffee]

@wdlindsy the binary is not between Harris and Trump. The binary is between a constitutional republic and Trump. He has promised to be a dictator on day one. He has promised to terminate the Constitution.
On Nov. 5 the people of the United States will have to decide whether the prior 235 years, 8 months and two days had been an irredeemable failure, or a ramp towards a more perfect union.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@JamesBazan I suspect that Kirschner sees it as both a binary between a constitutional Republican and Trump and between Harris and Trump, since the latter two are the signifiers for the former two.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@luv_wins Clearly, for Trump and his followers the only good immigrants are white and with Christian cultural backgrounds.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@KathleenC Yes, good comments by Piper, for sure.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@mckra1g Yep.

[luv_wins@mstdn.social]

@wdlindsy MAGAt's ideas of a perfect world are a hellscape to ALL but his cultists. Think of ALL WHITE, gun toting, short fused, frustrated, misogynistic males celebratingthe victory! Women will only allowed to breed & too bad if it kills you. If you or your children are white but not "normal," according to them, you'll be targeted for conversion therapy or something worse... But you can wear all the Trumpie TAT you can afford since your Social Security & Medicare WILL BE GONE!

[lin11c@toad.social]

@wdlindsy
Remove tax exempt status from all churches as they are simply businesses and political manipulators.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@lin11c Yes, I agree.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@luv_wins Yes, I agree.

[impy@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy United States’ racist origins and policies were a template that inspired Nazi Germany #racism #fascism #election

[thedailyburble@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy Well organised religions are basically power structures, so a deal probably done there.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"He’s not hiding his authoritarianism. He’s selling it. …

The Two Minutes Hate was a famous feature of Orwell’s portrayal of Oceania in 1984. The Two Months of Hate is now a notable feature of the 2024 U.S. presidential contest. Donald Trump and his allies are closing this campaign with two months of hate in a way we’ve never seen before. And it could work."

~ William Kristol

#Trump #fascism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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Trump’s Midnight In America

He’s not hiding his authoritarianism. He’s selling it.

(www.thebulwark.com)