I saw this article and thought I'd do a read along since I found the title fascinating, will be commenting as I read
Intro
Article starts out strong setting up rules
"Not going to blame anyone" nope, that's stupid. Biden is to blame, as are High Road Dimocraps. Not a good start PitsburghLiberal
"Second, we must acknowledge that there are significant portions of American society that are not hyper-radicalized fascists, yet do not understand the danger of fascism in the way that we understand it." On this, we are totally agreed. Whole lotta stupid people out there.
The Reasons
"The United States is much more racially/ethnically diverse than was Germany, making the isolation and persecution of minorities more challenging." Hard disagree on this one, Racist Latino Males are now a thing and a number of Black and Asian males are joining the Nazi train. Diversity is not a defense against Fascism.
"Major civil liberties are codified in the Bill of Rights, supported by centuries of case law.". Medium disagree. This matters for the military which Trump will need the coorpation of, but since his election was legitimate (at least the Biden and Harris surrender machine certainly leant that) he can replace any officer that doesnt obey immediately, so while he can't go to Phase 3 right away, he will get there in time.
"The Federal system greatly increases the likelihood of institutionalized resistance at the state level and allows for the creation of practical, alternative paths forward.". Agree and Disagree. On paper, this is a hard agree, the system as designed has incredible defense mechanisms. Oto, the President has the trifecta and total immunity and is insane, so this isnt the shield you think it is.
"Unlike Germany, Italy, Russia, or Hungary, the United States has a well established democratic tradition." Disagree. A tradition only matters as much as the next generation picks it up, and a lot of racist nazi Gen Z males bought into the Nazi Gravy. This DOES mean that unlike those other places, when resistance picks up steam it will be hot and heavy and much more violent than in places without it. But oops, US Military and FBI will crush with extreme prejudice.
"The United States has living, credible former presidents and senior leaders. Individually and collectively, they have considerable experience, talent, and communication skills.". BAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA Oh my sweet summer child. Their eloquence won't matter if they are in camps. Unless they flee, and they are all to arrogant to do so, they wont be a voice of a government in exile. And their words wont matter to Nazis.
"We have a large, well-organized, and well-financed opposition." Hard Agree. BUT, the FBI, IRS, CIA etc are exceptional at tearing apart the financila structure of enemies of the state and once we go to Phase 2, these instruments will tear #Resistance to shreds unless they take time to harden it....see above to notice the disconnect from reality and hubris.
"Other major democracies are our allies; the revanchism and irredentist motivations present in Weimar Germany are not present here." BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH Except for facepalms and shocked pikachu faces our "allies" will be working with the Regime not against hoping to keep that money flowing and that military on standby against Russia. And that wont go well for them.
"Modern technology makes it easier to capture and share abuses of power." Yes and no. Yes, we will have the most documented genocide in history, but the PREVIOUS most documented genocide in history; was covered up and countered by a sophisticated multistate multiinsttuion and multi party aparatus. Gaza has shown us that this aparatus can and will be used to suppress an American resistance movement.
"Trump is old, stupid, and in severe cognitive decline." Total, 100 PERCENT agree with this one. This is our greatest hope right now. He is stupider by orders of magnitude than homelander.
"Demographically, the US is becoming less white and less religious" Reference Racist Latino Males. Diversity will not save us from fascism.
"Trump’s policies will be economically ruinous for people and companies alike". If the Leader didnt control ALL levels of power, have the trifecta and the media machine he does, I might agree. He does and there will never be another free election in this country.
"We have experience with Trump and the authoritarian playbook". They LITERALLY GAVE us the playbook in Project 2025 and Nazi America voted for him anyway. LOLOLOLOLOLOL
"Many major, and popular, celebrities oppose Trump, and jailing or murdering them would be politically untenable" BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA This is the dumbest thing I have heard anyone say in a long time. Reference Nazi Germany.
"Trump personally has no ambitions beyond himself; he’s not an ideologue or a self-styled “thinker”". This is stupid. He is surrounded by those who are; and while there will be some fight for which voice he listens to, there are plenty whispering in his ear.
"The GOP often devolves into disorganization and infighting." Hard Agree. If Vance kills or 25th Trump, then he cannot hold the American Nazi Party together and they will fight like the Rat Nazis they are.
"Even though the media has largely failed to rise to the occasion, there are many serious journalists in this country.". This is true. Then again, the Hindenburg had plenty of media coverage.
"If Trump dies or is incapacitated, his successor is unlikely to have the same cachet and party support." Hard Agree and our best hope.
"The military is largely independent and apolitical at the command level, and the rank and file is often nonwhite." For now. For now. Not for long. Also reference Racist Latino Males and Nazi African American Males.
"We are facing neither a credible external or internal threat for fascists to use as a foil.". They have big if warped imaginations. There will always be an other and they will make up one from whole cloth if need be.
"The writings of the founding fathers and our national heroes are at direct odds with Trump;" Truth didnt matter to the nazis that voted him in, why in the name of all that is fucking holy would you expect it to matter now
Analysis
What a fucking waste of time that was. If Trump dies, the regime implodes. Thats it. And thats not much to hope for. Make your plans now, while you can.
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