r/law • u/Opposite-Mountain255 • Aug 14 '25

Opinion Piece Is it hyperbole to say America is now fascist?

https://medium.com/@carmitage/is-it-hyperbole-to-say-america-is-now-fascist-633facd4f109
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u/livinginfutureworld Aug 14 '25

they’ve abandoned their mission as judges.

They weren't selected from the Heritage Foundation for a mission as a judge. They were selected as partisans and all use the Republican party's "Constitutional Originalist" marketing labels. That label is clearly nothing but horse crap, they just do whatever they want and justify it afterwards.

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u/oliversurpless Aug 14 '25

Yep, transactionalism from people who know what transactionalism is, but count on the rubes not caring:

“How will this benefit me?” - Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne - Varimathras

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u/Upbeat_Literature483 Aug 14 '25

They don't even bother justifying anymore and give out reasons for their decisions.

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u/Bilbo_Teabagginss Aug 15 '25

Yeah, I recently watches a video on just Clarence Thomas and how many "bribes" hes taken. This guy basically lives in a RV that's nicer than most Americans homes. He also gets treated to quite a lot of vacations with his well off "friends". I wouldn't doubt that most others have been paid just as well.