Are we now in full blown fascist totalitarianism?

[robnisch]

I wish there was a way we could agree on the meaning of key words here.
I know it will never happen, but it would be nice.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Have we agreed yet on an actual definition of fascism? I think Madeleine Albright has the right idea when she defines it as a method to gain power, rather than any particular "ideology" to pursue once power is gained.

I don't understand why it can't be both. Even if Trump himself doesn't believe in an ideology per se, that doesn't mean he doesn't understand to some extent that furthering an ideology is useful for keeping power. Why else would he be saying things like "let's forget about separation of Church and state"? And they are clearly attempting to make America into a Christian nation. We know this is happening.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship

A federal judge found that part of the order was illegal because the U.S. Constitution gives states, not the president, the power to oversee elections.

www.reuters.com

 

[GenesisNemesis]

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says

Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.

www.404media.co

Brought to you by the party of freedumb and small gubmint.

 

[unapologetic]

Is there a way to change the title of this thread?
It is not a question anymore.
Change "Are We Now..." to "We Are Now..."

 

[unapologetic]

Woke is a demand that everyone signs up to the leftist ideals.

MAGA is a demand that everyone signs up to the rightist ideals.

The problem with the woke mindset is that it doesn't leave room for a discussion.

The problem with the Republican/MAGA mindset is that it doesn't leave room for discussion.

The tone of political debate needs to be less extreme.

Too late for that.

 

[Elixir]

Woke is a demand that everyone signs up to the leftist ideals.

MAGA is a demand that everyone signs up to the rightist ideals.

The problem with the woke mindset is that it doesn't leave room for a discussion.

The problem with the Republican/MAGA mindset is that it doesn't leave room for discussion.

The tone of political debate needs to be less extreme.

Too late for that.

The tone is set at the top.
Failure to adopt it is an assignment to irrelevance.
Note that polarization gets extreme when Republicans are at the top.
None of this shit was happening when “Hussein” Obama was the president. Or even when sleepy Joe was quietly repairing the damage done by Cheato Episode One.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post

Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against Larry Bushart, who spent over a month in jail for a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

apnews.com

Being opposed to Kirk and saying so gets 5 weeks in jail and then charges dropped because he never should have been arrested in the first place. But trump pardons a thousand insurrectionists. It is the fascist state we live in.

Come on, that isn't like they delayed his tax exempt status.