Trump, fascism and a warning from history

[Dr Strangelove]

Do not obey in advance

https://scholars.org/contribution/twent ... -twentieth

[testerone]

Oh come on, you know how that song plays. How dare you.
You're the fascist for calling the Trumpoids fascists.
The MAGA evolution of I know you are but what am I?

[Dr Strangelove]

Assuming the root cause of rampant populism is corruption then the remedy must be to redoubt institutions and be wary of radical intent. We can't embrace vigilante justice like Luigi Mangione to set right the wrongs but if no plan is manifest, desperation will make such outbursts inevitable.

Trump wants to root out the establishment and create a whole new Elon endorsed framework. To do that he needs to destroy the current establishment. The counter to that is to organize on the local level and not roll over when they make a lot of noise when they don't get everything handed to them.

When decency is labeled as extremism and terrorism is used to gag dissent the only way such tactics can be foiled is when the public fails to comply in advance.

[hitest]

I've given up on US politics. Americans deserve what they get. One term with the orange Hitler wasn't enough?!
It is ironic and very sad when the richest man on Earth (President Musk) wants to cut funding for school lunch programs and research for children's cancer.

[al_keda]

considering how he treats his own kids, I am not surprised.

[testerone]

Americans deserve what they get

But we don't. We just had a big Parliamentary debate over foreign interference and just as i said at the time, we overlook the where the real interference comes from.
Trump says Vote Tory or you're all FIRED!

[hitest]

We just had a big Parliamentary debate over foreign interference and just as i said at the time, we overlook the where the real interference comes from.

Trump is a real menace for Canada in general. We need a PM who will stand up to him. Trump hates Freeland because she beat him during the trade talks in his first term. I have no idea what Justin and Jagmeet will do in the coming weeks. I think Freeland would be a good choice for PM. Interesting days ahead.

[Dr Strangelove]

We have Kamla/Kim Campbell 2.0 if we get Freeland. Doomed to fail and it will be a flop so hard it will take down the NDP as well. There are no moves left to make, JT made sure of that. His own hubris is the counties undoing. The PMO is FAR TOO STRONG and it means a weak back bench and cabinet so when one man goes mad with power there really isn't a check to them until they are thrown out like a full diaper. Grifters and low effort/low engagement voters are the trend. Jesus take the wheel.

[testerone]

Effort? You want us to make an effort? Engage? And miss those Friends reruns at some stupid meeting?
You ask far too much.
What's wrong with just hating Justin because he's more popular, better looking, has a better more important job than us and thinks he's smarter than us just because he can talk without yelling and posting in all caps.