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

[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
/15

Trump’s Midnight In America

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

(www.thebulwark.com)

[kristen_d@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy Such a despicable 'plan' makes clear that he intends #MassDeath to occur on his watch. #FuckEveryRepublican #GOP = Traitors to all of us

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"As a historian of forced population movements and as an American, I don’t think we are taking the consequences of the Trump-Vance deportation plan seriously enough. The reality will be much more personal and awful, and the politics more transformative and durable, than we might think."

~ Timothy Snyder

#Trump #fascism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
/16

Deportation Nation (audio)

The Consequences for You of the Trump-Vance Plan

(snyder.substack.com)

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

Jay Kuo thinks the polls showing the election a dead heat are "bunk":

"The GOP is manipulating the data, which is manipulating the media, which in turn is driving many people into bouts of anxiety. The race has not fundamentally changed in anyway. They’re trying to vibe shift it, and we should understand that. The antidote to this cynical ploy is action. Donate. Organize. Vote."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #Hitler #Nazis #immigrants #MassDeportation
/17

It’s Manipulation, Plain and Simple

The flood of GOP polls in the battleground states was expected. Don’t let them get to you.

(statuskuo.substack.com)