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

[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)

[mishavanmollusq@sfba.social]

@wdlindsy I think we are going to see a lot more assassination attempts .
If not Mango Mussalini then maybe the Couch Humper, the Mango Supreme Court Shills, Maggy Spork Foot, Dead Booze, Captain Jail Bait, Turtle Man and all the rest

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@MishaVanMollusq I wonder if we're really witnessing assassination attempts at all.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@kristen_d Certainly raises that question, doesn't it?

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@TheDailyBurble So it would appear.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@impy Yes, the Germans quite deliberately studied and adopted Jim Crow laws as they set their laws about race into place.

[stuartb@social.teamb.space]

@wdlindsy
I'm constantly amazed at the number of these "Christians" who have obviously never read their holy book.
I've read it, and it doesn't say what they think it says.
But they refuse to acknowledge this, even if you hand then a Bible ope to the relevant verse.
@Burnt_Veggies

[pjs@c.im]

@wdlindsy I might help with another source. Looks kind of esoteric at first glance but I think Ken Wilber made a pretty decent analysis of the Trump phenomenon in his 2017 publication, summarized at

A Summary of Ken Wilber's, "Trump and a Post-Truth World"

The Most Important Book No One is Talking About

(ccowan.substack.com)

[sherbeareth@mastodon.world]

@wdlindsy Never in my life did I think I’d agree with Kristol… never ever.

[tantramar@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy @fsinn But, but, but look at all those economically insecure voters with their *squints at 3-lens camera arrays* iPhones Pro. ‍️

[drbld2009@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy WTF....

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@wdlindsy At this point this comparison is too late - they've long since embraced it & are basically flat-out saying that this Hitler guy was on to something & shouldn't have been stopped & where he failed, they will succeed. And it appears to not turn GOP voters away in any significant degree. The only way those minds may (!) change is if they understand that they, too, will be victims, oppressed just like they salivate to oppress others - that The Great Leader will not have their backs.