don't think of that starting point as being January 20, 2025, think of it being in 2015 when djt announced his candidacy. fascism, like bolshevism, neoliberalism, anarchocapitalism, enlightened centrism, and anarchism is a street religion.
The sound of jackboots marching in lockstep is something people with an ear for them could hear in the '90s already. Trump is an expression of American culture rot—a symptom—not the cause.
The cause of the USA's decline dates a lot further back than 2015. It dates back to the Southern Strategy that began when I was only beginning to get out of diapers. And the blame falls squarely on the architects of it, as well as those who sleep-walked through the subsequent decades of obvious rising fascism.
fair. it's been a simmering thing ever since white men landed in virginia. it's boiled over several times. i just meant we have to track DJT's fascist parallels to hitler not based on his second inauguration
Announcer: In the latest news, China has placed one of its television networks under stricter government control, setting up a Party official to monitor its broadcasts for an anti-gove...
(Frantic whispering from off-camera.)
Announcer:(to the off-screen voice) What? The USA? CBS? FCC?
(Continued whispering from off-camera.)
Announcer:(to camera) In these glorious United States of America, the government has decided that the collection of biased traitors at CBS will be monitored by a special office of the FCC to ensure they do not report negatively about our Great Leader.
8 Comments
Amuletta@lemmy.ca · 46 pts · 1y
Holy crap. The fascism is happening even faster than I imagined.
Cube6392@beehaw.org · 11 pts · 1y
don't think of that starting point as being January 20, 2025, think of it being in 2015 when djt announced his candidacy. fascism, like bolshevism, neoliberalism, anarchocapitalism, enlightened centrism, and anarchism is a street religion.
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 12 pts · 1y
sigh
The sound of jackboots marching in lockstep is something people with an ear for them could hear in the '90s already. Trump is an expression of American culture rot—a symptom—not the cause.
The cause of the USA's decline dates a lot further back than 2015. It dates back to the Southern Strategy that began when I was only beginning to get out of diapers. And the blame falls squarely on the architects of it, as well as those who sleep-walked through the subsequent decades of obvious rising fascism.
Cube6392@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 1y
fair. it's been a simmering thing ever since white men landed in virginia. it's boiled over several times. i just meant we have to track DJT's fascist parallels to hitler not based on his second inauguration
jaybone@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 1y
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 42 pts · 1y
Announcer: In the latest news, China has placed one of its television networks under stricter government control, setting up a Party official to monitor its broadcasts for an anti-gove...
(Frantic whispering from off-camera.)
Announcer: (to the off-screen voice) What? The USA? CBS? FCC?
(Continued whispering from off-camera.)
Announcer: (to camera) In these glorious United States of America, the government has decided that the collection of biased traitors at CBS will be monitored by a special office of the FCC to ensure they do not report negatively about our Great Leader.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
The Democratic People's Republic of Magastan.
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 1y
Reminds me of this scene
Reality_Suit@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
CBS = Child Bondage Service