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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26492783
This doesn't seem to mirror my experiences, is the DNC actually pushing a position of not worrying about the situation? Or is this in relation to lack of newsworthy action from a lot of the party heads? /gen
This doesn't seem to mirror my experiences, is the DNC actually pushing a position of not worrying about the situation?
Biden had immunity to do literally anything to prevent the rise of fascism. What he did: nothing.
He increased the funding of cops and send trillions to wars abroad
From the depths of history, Vasily Grossman once again:
One of the most astonishing human traits that came to light at this time was obedience. There were cases of huge queues being formed by people awaiting execution – and it was the victims themselves who regulated the movement of these queues. [...] And it wasn't merely tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, but hundreds of millions of people who were the obedient witnesses of this slaughter of the innocent. Nor were they merely obedient witnesses: when ordered to, they gave their support to this slaughter, voting in favor of it amid a hubbub of voices. [...] What does this tell us? That a new trait has suddenly appeared in human nature? No, this obedience bears witness to a new force acting on human beings. The extreme violence of totalitarian social systems proved able to paralyze the human spirit throughout whole continents. A man who has placed his soul in the service of Fascism declares an evil and dangerous slavery to be the only true good. Rather than overtly renouncing human feelings, he declares the crimes committed by Fascism to be the highest form of humanitarianism; he agrees to divide people up into the pure and worthy and the impure and unworthy. The instinct for self-preservation is supported by the hypnotic power of world ideologies. These call people to carry out any sacrifice, to accept any means, in order to achieve the highest of ends: the future greatness of the motherland, world progress, the future happiness of mankind, of a nation, of a class. [...] The violence of a totalitarian State is so great as to be no longer a means to an end; it becomes an object of mystical worship and adoration. [...] Another fact that allowed Fascism to gain power over men was their blindness. A man cannot believe that he is about to be destroyed. The optimism of people standing on the edge of the grave is astounding.
“You know, maybe if we write another really strongly worded letter protesting this madness, they’ll change their minds and this will all blow over!”
If we glaze enough billionaires it'll be us pulling the trigger one day
The blue moderate is still our only hope (spoiler: it never was)
I mean the part that no one really wants to confront is that there is no alternative with a viable chance. The blue moderate has been suffocating all other options for ages and now that it's come to this, there's nothing waiting in the wings to rely on.