It does absolutely feel like the lead up to Doomsday - but I have to believe that the majority of Americans do not want our Democracy to be replaced by Fascism, which is what this Power and Profit over People and our Planet Party is peddling. The fact they are a minority group just openily taking over by peddling propaganda and lies is …
It does absolutely feel like the lead up to Doomsday - but I have to believe that the majority of Americans do not want our Democracy to be replaced by Fascism, which is what this Power and Profit over People and our Planet Party is peddling. The fact they are a minority group just openily taking over by peddling propaganda and lies is so Hitler like...happening so slowly like the frog who is slowly boiled in a pot of water as the heat gradually rises. Hitler slowly normalized the hate and the division between groups and the taking of freedoms and property and eventually the hate that fueled the murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other undesirables. I have to have faith that we will stand together. We will help Dems in every state to vote. We will demand that the Voting Rights Bills are passed. If the Dems can make an exception to the Fillibuster (NOT in the Constitution but a made up Republican/Jim Crow rule) to raise the Debt Ceiling, perhaps it's putting Republicans on notice that they do not want to be on the wrong side of history on this and the Voting Rights Bills will pass with or without them. Fingers crossed!
You -do- remember that Der Führer's popular support did not exceed about 35 percent when he took absolute control in 1933. And had goon squads threatening (or worse) anyone who resisted his authority for years before this. Now that the swing state legislatures can legally declare winners on top of egregious gerrymandering - 'standing together' just saves them ammunition. Keep the faith, but this ship hit the iceberg a long time ago.
I do remember, well used to teach it as I wasn't there, and exactly what you are saying is why I keep saying this is just like what happened in Nazi Germany...and so many didn't stand up or speak up in time before it impacted them...and then it was too late. I appreciate your reality check and your willingness to encourage my living in my hopeful bubble.
My parents were Jewish teenagers in adjacent countries - they knew and related the history DAMN WELL. On the plus side, I never had a lot of weddings or pesky cousins to deal with as I aged.
It does absolutely feel like the lead up to Doomsday - but I have to believe that the majority of Americans do not want our Democracy to be replaced by Fascism, which is what this Power and Profit over People and our Planet Party is peddling. The fact they are a minority group just openily taking over by peddling propaganda and lies is so Hitler like...happening so slowly like the frog who is slowly boiled in a pot of water as the heat gradually rises. Hitler slowly normalized the hate and the division between groups and the taking of freedoms and property and eventually the hate that fueled the murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other undesirables. I have to have faith that we will stand together. We will help Dems in every state to vote. We will demand that the Voting Rights Bills are passed. If the Dems can make an exception to the Fillibuster (NOT in the Constitution but a made up Republican/Jim Crow rule) to raise the Debt Ceiling, perhaps it's putting Republicans on notice that they do not want to be on the wrong side of history on this and the Voting Rights Bills will pass with or without them. Fingers crossed!
You -do- remember that Der Führer's popular support did not exceed about 35 percent when he took absolute control in 1933. And had goon squads threatening (or worse) anyone who resisted his authority for years before this. Now that the swing state legislatures can legally declare winners on top of egregious gerrymandering - 'standing together' just saves them ammunition. Keep the faith, but this ship hit the iceberg a long time ago.
I do remember, well used to teach it as I wasn't there, and exactly what you are saying is why I keep saying this is just like what happened in Nazi Germany...and so many didn't stand up or speak up in time before it impacted them...and then it was too late. I appreciate your reality check and your willingness to encourage my living in my hopeful bubble.
My parents were Jewish teenagers in adjacent countries - they knew and related the history DAMN WELL. On the plus side, I never had a lot of weddings or pesky cousins to deal with as I aged.
I can't even imagine how horrific it must have been to have lived it.😞