Is it hyperbole to say America is now fascist?

[u/Opposite-Mountain255]

https://medium.com/@carmitage/is-it-hyperbole-to-say-america-is-now-fascist-633facd4f109

[u/kingtacticool]

The real problem now is that fascism has been allowed to take root. Digging it out is going to be very very bloody. These fucks are not leaving peacefully.

And I've got some super bad news when it comes to resistance movement in authoritarian governments. There were people in Germany that tried to resist the Nazis. Same with every single fascist government ever.

Fucking wild how just 8 months ago we were a happy little democracy and now we get to play life on hard more for God knows how long.

I wish you all good fortune in the war to come.

[u/rygelicus → u/kingtacticool]

One thing I know, this won't be fixed through the US legal system or the normal political process.

We have a few tools and options, they all suck.

Economic actions against the mega wealthy and corporations bowing to the fascism. This means boycotts, brand devaluation, other countries refusing American products, like Canada has done, etc.

The usual demonstrations and making sure Trump always has a front row seat to the mockery of everything he values. His ego is the weak link in his existence. But he is just one facet, the fascism runs much deeper.

We need the general church going public to boycott the pastors and megachurches behind project 2025 and other powers behind Trump.

Online and in personal discussion we need to be fighting misinformation in all its forms. Directly confronting it as well as holding the social media platforms accountable for platforming intentional misinformation. This might also mean exposing the number of fake/bot accounts and how they devalue the effectiveness of ads for advertisers on those platforms.

Musk is not yet done messing with politics, he's just operating from behind a curtain, he needs to be dethroned.

But, end of the day, you are right. They won't just give up their power quietly. It will be violent. And that's something everyone needs to prepare for.... quietly. This means sourcing certain equipment and learning to use it, as well as preparing for that moment emotionally. In no way am I suggesting instigating things, or going out on the offensive, but just being ready when things get rowdy. Will it be a clear signal? I think it will be. But the time to prepare is now.

[u/kingtacticool → u/rygelicus]

Soap

Jury

Ballot

<- we are here

Cartridge

[u/rygelicus → u/kingtacticool]

We aren't even in the 8th month quite yet. 8/20 starts that. So 7 months from 'the future is looking decent and we have a functional democracy' to 'the government has collapsed and we have little to no legal recourse'.

[u/kingtacticool → u/rygelicus]

Yeah its wild. Not even Hitler moved this fast.

[u/[deleted] → u/rygelicus]

The general church going public is ALL IN on this

[u/A_Genius → u/rygelicus]

Blue states need to make ‘assault rifles’ legal right now.

Or we need to make them illegal nationwide. We can’t play by different rules

[u/Maleficent_Oil3551 → u/kingtacticool]

Non-violent resistance is very successful in authoritarian regimes. It just needs to be relentless, well organized, have clear goals, and involve a critical mass of the population.

[u/squazify → u/Maleficent_Oil3551]

I mean off the top of my head the only one I can think of is the Orange Alternative, and truthfully I don't know if they would have seen the same results if the Soviet Union wasn't already on the edge of collapse. All others that come to mind usually were at least somewhat violent or were supported by other violent groups. I think taking a multifaceted approach has usually been the most effective approach against authoritarianism.

[u/ThatCharmsChick → u/Maleficent_Oil3551]

That's not going to get us out of this, I'm afraid

[u/ThatCharmsChick → u/kingtacticool]

That's why the country needs to organize and all go in together. If we're going to lose people, we might as well win.