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Looks like fascist governments like the US and Hungary will be welcoming wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu whereas non-fascist ones might arrest him. I guess it’s a good way to know whether you live in a fascist country or not.
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#ICC #arrestWarrant #ICCArrestWarrants #Netanyahu #Israel #genocide #warCrimes #crimesAgainstHumanity #criminals #fascism #trump #orban #internationalLaw #Palestine #Gaza
From the Systems Thinking Network
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How Fascism Works
The primary insight of this model is that fascism is not simply the result of a single cause, but rather the culmination of a complex interplay of reinforcing feedback loops that amplify and perpetuate each other... Once these loops gain momentum, they create a self-reinforcing cycle that can lead to the concentration of power, suppression of dissent, and ultimately, the establishment of a fascist regime.
Technology is an amplifier and what Big Tech amplifies is fascism.
You want to amplify the opposite? Then build, raise awareness about, and help fund the opposite:
Small Tech.
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#BigTech #SmallTech #fascism #democracy #humanRights #technology
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We’re a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland. We’re working on building the Small Web.Small Technology Foundation
"The answer to the question on so many Americans’ lips — 'How did we get here?' — is straightforward. That answer won’t be found in the margins of which group shifted toward Trump between 2020 and 2024. It is right in front of us. White evangelical Protestants, along with other conservative white Christians, were the principal actors who baptized, defended, rehabilitated and sustained Trump’s candidacy."
"The biggest thing mainstream analysis refuses to comprehend is the continued power of a politics of racial grievance and religious nostalgia among white Christian Americans."
~ Robert P. Jones
The media comprehend this. They just do not intend to admit it, because tax cuts for their super-rich owners and managers count more than anything, and admitting the price of getting those tax cuts is shameful.
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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The ultimate answer to why Donald Trump won: White Christians
The "religious nostalgia" that unites White Christians under Trump has propelled his rise since the beginningSalon.com
"Trump once more owes his victory entirely ... to the votes of white Christian nationalists, people who frankly overwhelmingly favor strong leaders. They want someone to be the victor against evil. They want someone to crush their enemies."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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"Beyond all the hot takes of who was up and who was down compared to the last election, the clearest answer to why Trump will be returning to the White House is that white Christians, more than any other religious group, returned to the polls to put him there."
~ Robert P. Jones
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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The Rest of the Story: White Christians and the Second Coming of Trump
Sharing my interview with Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post and Chauncey Devega at Salon.Robert P. Jones (White Too Long by Robert P. Jones)
"Trump is … an atavist, inviting citizens to satisfy all of their hungry drives, all of their libidinous instincts: His America is a place for malign energies to express themselves in action. There’s a certain pleasure in that, perhaps, a kind of psychic relief—to lose oneself in a radical movement and to express feelings normally prohibited by society."
~ Elizabeth Bruenig
The cruelty is the point.
"One of the reasons those of us who’ve been paying attention were devastated by the results of the 2024 election is because we know not only how cruel my uncle and his supporters are, but just how cruel they intend to be. …
In the last two weeks, Donald has made it clear through his cabinet picks that he—and they—intend to cause as much pain as possible to their perceived enemies and to the most vulnerable among us."
~ Mary Trump
"Trump’s cabinet appointments are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance. … Wrecking the government is not only Trump’s technique for gaining submission and compliance, but is his ultimate purpose."
~ Sidney Blumenthal
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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Trump’s cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance
With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountableSidney Blumenthal (The Guardian)
As Wajahat Ali points out, we're being told that "Americans voted for Republicans because they were promised a better economy, cheaper eggs, security, and the romanticized promise of becoming 'great again.”'
Yet, we immediately see them as victors roll out stepped-up attacks on trans people.
How do those attacks address the price of eggs? And what did Americans who say it's all about eggs REALLY want when they voted for Trump?
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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How Will Bullying Trans People Get Us Cheaper Eggs? On Nancy Mace and the GOP’s Crusade of Cruelty and Division
Since Republicans have no solutions for Americans seeking better economic opportunities, they resort to their cruel & divisive strategy of scapegoating the trans community. It's time we say, "Enough."THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
"Christian Reconstructionism is now at the edge of power in the United States, and the attitude of the relevant people towards the female body and indeed towards rape is an essential element of what is happening and what is likely to happen. Both-sidesism, prudery, and euphemisms are keeping much of the media from bringing this story together in time."
~ Timothy Snyder
“If Donald Trump says tariffs work, tariffs work. Because Donald Trump is really never wrong. Think about it. He is never wrong.”
~ Texas Rep. Troy Nehls (R)
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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Can Donald Trump Do That?
Unpacking the facts in a time of constitutional uncertaintyMax Burns (The Third Degree)
"They wanted the 'old stability,' the patriarchy that has run the country for generations. In many ways, that's what’s at the heart of the conservative coalition. It's not a rejection of the established order; it's an embrace of it."
Voters may be in for a shock, though, when they see what they ACTUALLY get:
"The Trump presidency isn’t a pick-your-adventure experience, where you can get some parts of Trump’s plan, but not all of it."
"Voters who ignored the facts about the economy and used them as an excuse to vote for Trump weren’t people who wanted a change. They were people who, actually, didn’t want any change at all. They didn't like new policies advanced by the Biden-Harris administration, a more inclusive vision of America where traditionally marginalized people had equal opportunity. They didn’t want a new generation of leadership."
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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"Giving Up Is Unforgivable"
I’m not certain it’s possible to understand what happened in the 2024 election this close to it, beyond the undeniable outcome: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance)
"Overall, 52 percent of respondents to a poll last year by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution thought that America’s best days are behind it. Fifty-five percent, including three quarters of Republicans, said the country’s way of life has mostly changed for the worse since the 1950s.
Altogether, three-fourths of Americans today believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction."
"In a NORC survey in 2017 that focused on questions related to American identity, almost half of respondents said that illegal immigration amounted to a threat to 'the American way of life.' Seventy-one percent of respondents to that poll said the United States was 'losing its national identity.'
This unease extends to other dimensions, such as religion and sexuality."
"For all the polls demonstrating Americans’ grim assessment of the economy, consumers have kept up spending as if they have few worries in the world. For all the gripes about the cost of living, real wages for typical American workers have been rising faster than inflation."
"Just like today, this analysis misses the forest for the trees. Twice already, more or less half of American voters have elected a guy who promises to overthrow the liberal world order — to do away with democratic institutions, values, and norms, trample on human rights, blow up the economy — and to bend the nation, and the world, to his will."
"Explaining the rise of Trump as a consequence of economic forces battering the working class is not a new approach. In 2016, we were told the culprit was globalization and the related 'China shock' that destroyed 1 million or so manufacturing jobs. This analysis pegged generally pro-trade mainstream Democrats (and Republicans) as a gang of cosmopolitan elites uninterested in the fortunes of blue-collar Americans."
~ Eduardo Porter
Once institutions like the media get on board with that claim and spread it further through the population, people begin to think that what really drew them to the shock-and-awe spectacles with their rejection of norms and frank celebration of cruelty was all about economics in the first place.
It's never about the thrill of cruelty, of targeting demeaned others. It's always about the price of eggs.
But, of course, it's not about that at all.
And normalization proves surprisingly easy as institutions like the media, educational institutions, religious bodies, corporations and the business community, get on board with what they see happening — the wave of the future, they tell themselves, the winning side.
One way fascism normalizes itself — always — is by pretending to be all about the economic betterment of economically oppressed people.
A theme running through much testimony by eyewitnesses as Hitler's fascist movement rose to power in Germany was that the Nazis initially represented only a limited percentage of Germans.
But once it was clear that their star was ascending, people began to applaud the movement and the shock-and-awe spectacles it mounted to excite people.
A key project of fascism is always to normalize itself as it rises.
Break it.
Crack its bones.
Tear the skin off, leave the innards.
Maim and disfigure and destroy the thing until onlookers, sickened by the sight of it, beg to see it banished, removed forever.
This is how fascists destroy democracy.
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#uspol #democracy #fascism #trump #MAGA
Authoritarianism Expert Delivers Chilling Assessment On Trump Cabinet Picks
It's not “just that these people are not qualified enough" or even "totally unqualified," warned Timothy Snyder, who said their selection aims to do one thing.Lee Moran (HuffPost)
It’s happening right in front of your eyes, folks. 👀
From: @jeffjarvis
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Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)
Dachau, Texas. Texas offers Starr County ranch to Trump for mass deportation plans https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/texas-border-starr-county-ranch-trump-deportation/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialMastodon
On this #InternationalMensDay I would like to remind you that #ToxicMasculinity is the gateway drug to #fascism.
#TonicMasculinity comes out of not being a little insecure piece of shit.
#TTJ
In this climate it’s easy to forget that gender dysphoria’s real, a tiny share of the population experiences it, most of those who do are miserable and transitioning tends to let them lead happier, more fulfilling lives.
And “small government conservatives” weaponize the government to relentlessly bully them.
#fascism #trans #lgbtq
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Rep. Nancy Mace says her anti-trans bathroom bill 'absolutely' targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SSyedah Asghar (NBC News)
"Let’s not make the mistake of thinking the only reason Trump wants to use recess appointments is to get his team of deplorables confirmed. He’s not even back in office, but he’s already at work manipulating elected officials into a position where the Constitution can be tossed aside at will."
"Trump’s demand for recess appointments is a way of breaking the Senate early on. Once they’ve bypassed the Constitutional dictate that they confirm the president’s appointees, there is no standing on principle to insist on strict adherence to the Constitution."
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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What Letting Trump Use Recess Appointments Could Mean
Donald Trump’s stated desire to use recess appointments is about more than putting his cabinet secretaries and other appointees in place without a fight.Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance)
"Kennedy has devoted his life to destroying public health. He’s obsessed with a confused, quasi-fascist idea of purity, which leads him to attack medical interventions like fluoride, pasteurization, and vaccines, as well as perceived outsiders like Asians and Jewish people. That makes him a good fit for Trump and Trumpism. It also makes him a massive danger to the US and to the world."
~ Noah Berlatsky
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future #RFKJr
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RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat
Dems like Jared Polis shouldn't pretend pretend otherwise.Aaron Rupar (Public Notice)
"The rise of the brosphere, the manosphere, was a funded effort. It did not come out of left field. You know, you have... the Kochs and other very special, large special interests and very, very wealthy interests who are funding these. So it's not organic. No, it's not organic."
~ Alex Winter
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #EconomicElites #manosphere #brosphere #misogyny #DarkMoney
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This is How Big Tech Radicalized America and Helped Trump Become President
Filmmaker Alex Winter joins The Left Hook to discuss how right-wing media and big tech have monetized disinformation to radicalize Americans, spread confusion, and ultimately help Trump win.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
From @ErinInTheMorn:
Anyone who thinks it was about fairness in women’s sports is falling for propaganda. That was just the wedge to start stripping all rights from trans people and banish them from public life.
#fascism #transphobia
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Republicans File 32 Anti-Trans Bills On First Day In Texas
On the first day of the Texas bill prefiling period, Republicans introduced 32 bills targeting the transgender community.Erin Reed (Erin In The Morning)
Roll Call 458 Roll Call 458, Bill Number: H. R. 9495, 118th Congress, 2nd Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, DESCRIPTION: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, VOTE TYPE: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: FailedOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
For those of us foreseeing that "things are going to get very bad," Sherrilynn Ifill offers some valuable pragmatic tips about surviving:
"• Save some cash. And keep enough in the house for gas and food for a week.
• Let yourself imagine what you would do if you lost your job in terms of finding new employment, paying rent/mortgage for several months, and start building what you need to be able to meet that moment if it comes."
@lostsettler @acesabe
It is love & caring to recognize the violence inherent in #fascism.
It is #woke to understand the position of power in fascism is built from threats of #violence.
It’s recognising #poppersparadox, that threats of violence lead fascists to be outside the social contract of tolerance.
In other words: To #punchafascist is a labour of love!
One alarming possibility about the USA potentially becoming an autocracy: extremist acts—many driven by fascist ideologies—could gain significant influence in other nations. Just as the US shapes global societies culturally, scientifically, politically, militarily, and artistically, its descent into authoritarianism might amplify similar movements worldwide, which is a trend since a long time and the far right movement is one of the biggest menaces to the democratic world.
When Hitler rose to power, fascism and tyranny was sparking across Europe. His regime was the most notorious fascist government in history. As nazi Germany became a dominant force that precipitated World War II, how did its relative success embolden fascist movements in other countries? References welcome.
#USPolitics #FarRight #Autocracy #Fascism #democracy #History #nazism #Germany
[thread] John Thune
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* politician serving as senior U.S. senator from South Dakota 2005+
* will become the Senate majority leader in Jan 2025
* 2024 elected Senate Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell
Comment: McConnell known for filibuster (frustrating Obama), working with Leonard Leo to secure SCOTUS conservative supermajority
#JohnThune #MitchMcConnell #SenateRepublicans #GOP #Trump2 #fascism #SCOTUS
#Project2025 #billionaires #libertarianism #Christofascism
![[thread] John Thune
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thune
* politician serving as senior U.S. senator from South Dakota 2005+
* will become the Senate majority leader in Jan 2025
* 2024 elected Senate Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell
Comment: McConnell known for filibuster (frustrating Obama), working with Leonard Leo to secure SCOTUS conservative supermajority
#JohnThune #MitchMcConnell #SenateRepublicans #GOP #Trump2 #fascism #SCOTUS
#Project2025 #billionaires #libertarianism #Christofascism](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/3367201 "[thread] John Thune
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thune
* politician serving as senior U.S. senator from South Dakota 2005+
* will become the Senate majority leader in Jan 2025
* 2024 elected Senate Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell
Comment: McConnell known for filibuster (frustrating Obama), working with Leonard Leo to secure SCOTUS conservative supermajority
#JohnThune #MitchMcConnell #SenateRepublicans #GOP #Trump2 #fascism #SCOTUS
#Project2025 #billionaires #libertarianism #Christofascism")
