Spyke
lemmy.ca

So, does this mean Trump is officially declaring the US a fascist state?

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I wouldn’t say I’m comfortable, exactly. I agree it is the proper reading-between-the-lines, and it’s very awkward. Actually, down right terrifying.

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zd9reply
lemmy.world

well... time to respond accordingly I guess

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zd9reply
lemmy.world

We need to be doing everything legally possible right now to get him the fuck out. That's what I'll say.

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piefed.social

We need to be lawful and civilized.

Can't say the same for some radical rando with an AR-15

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I actually heard it succinctly explained by Graham Plattner the other day (I think on The Daily podcast), and I'll probably muck it up but: When people aren't given the power to bring change the right way within the system because the billionaires have rigged it for themselves, it makes that small percentage of people who are naturally inclined towards violence to take matters into their own hands.

That's why we're seeing an increase in stochastic violence. It's not some organized resistance cell, but just a random dude who maybe would've committed other crimes at a different time that picks up a rifle and tries to solve what he sees as the biggest problem facing him today.

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FluidBeefreply
quokk.au

They’re going to rise up for sure after the mid-terms are stolen, and then after the next general is stolen, and then…

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HEY this is the regime's fifth to last chance! They better not do it 6 more times or else we'll start to mobilize a few years after their 7th time.

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He already did that a while ago. NSPM-7 is nothing new, neither is repeatedly ignoring court orders, trying to overthrow the 2020 election, or personally enriching himself to the tune of billions of dollars using the power of the government he runs.

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sopuli.xyz

Tyrants don't come to power by mandating submission. They come to power by criminalizing dissent.

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piefed.ca

Well I guess the only response it to become a Satanist, pto-LGBTQ2+, anarchist

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Authoritarianism is an admission of abject weakness.

White supremacists are the weakest and most brittle snowflakes.

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Get ready for the updated Ai powered House Un-American Committee. Now with more fascism!

Brought to you by Palantir.

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Demented old pedophiles shouldn't be saying shit. Burn in hell you fat old rapist fuck.

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Im right here ... try me.

The US sucks ass right now, we need to tax the billionaires back down to millionaires. We need to get money out of politics and punish the corrupt. If it cant be done through legal channels then do it with guillotines.

Also ...something something what about the Epstein files?

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The same people who say "Nazis were socialists, it's in the name!" Will go on to say "Antifa is a terrorist racist group!"

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sh.itjust.works

Sounds unconstitutional. He's promising to persecute people for their protected first amendment activities.

Thanks to the supreme court it doesn't matter though, as nationwide injunctions are forbidden.

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There are legit people who think that some pieces of paper can stop an authorian takeover.

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fedia.io

I believe there have been plenty of right wing attacks that are not accounted for, because they were done by the federal government.

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slrpnk.net

Anarchism is not no government, anarchism is full and universal participation in governance.

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The government cannot oppress anyone, if everyone is part of the government.

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lemmy.world

Secular does not mean what most of these assholes think it means, by the way. Way too many act like it's a synonym for "atheist".

Just because a person or an org has not chosen to wear their chosen lifestyle on their sleeve does not make it the equivalent atheist.

Most of life is "secular", FFS.

What the conservatives do the English language is as infuriating as so many other things they do. Often it starts with their perversion of terms and phrases.

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They know what it means, they are leaving room for violent christian political groups. They have already declared violent Islamic organizations as evil so by saying "secular" they literally mean any group that does not declare themselves as christian.

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What the conservatives do the English language is as infuriating as so many other things they do. Often it starts with their perversion of terms and phrases.

well put.

Carlin said: By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

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lemmy.world

Oh no! Radical pro-transgenders want to trans their genders, please save me from the genders transing

Question: Where are the victims of these secular political groups and radical transgenders? To compare them to 9-11 mass murderers seems kinda wonky to me. Drug cartels also don't seem as bad, somebody has to get me drugs.

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In truth? The "victims" they are protecting, are the proud boys, the 3 % ers, patriot front, etc. They are targeting the groups that have fought back against their aspiring paramilitaries they want to use to target opponents and critics.

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Well I'm sorry to all the transgender people impacted by anarchists lack of action in 2024.

You dont deserve to be targeted.

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lemmy.world

So start a religion that is aggressively pro-trans? Even better if you appear to be Christian?

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FrChazzzreply
lemmus.org

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

We're not perfect, but we're trying; we have openly Queer (including trans clergy) and have re-written our canon on marriage to include same-sex marriage. I'm a priest in this church. Never imagined that the Trans flag that is hanging on my wall in my office (given to me by a fellow demonstrator at a No Kings protest last year) would possibly land me in jail some day.

But seriously, at this point it is the duty of any Christian, if they truly believe in Jesus, to stand with Trans folks and proclaim anti-fascism. Because this is where Jesus would be standing.

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lemmy.world

I was raised episcopal as a kid. Episcopalian on my mom's side, Catholic on my dad's. This was in the 1970s and early 80s. I remember our church would invite this particular female pastor to give a guest sermon on a regular basis. And in that era it was radical for a woman to be a minister.

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once had a friend describe Episcopalians as: A lot like Catholics, but with logic and sense instead of dogma and rapists.

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tarreply

I think the real question is whether Hilary should have given that money to back him in 2016

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