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9. Ask anyone who has ever lived in a police state or who has good historical knowledge of how police states function what life will be like for us – all of us – as all of this is set into motion.
10. If Trump enacts this barbaric plan, do not expect the so-called "guardrails," including especially the corporate media, to act as the conscience of the nation or to resist the barbarism. To the contrary….
All to solve a made-up problem….
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #immigrants #violence
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7. Violence begets violence begets violence. Once you set it in motion in this way from the top of the government, it involves and threatens everyone.
8. When people see that their lust to hurt targeted others is blessed and encouraged by their leaders, that lust to hurt thrives, grows, spreads and begins to turn a society into hell on earth.
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5. All of these possibilites are compounded by Trump's promise to seize direct control of the military and turn militarized force against immigrants.
6. History shows us that any time a would-be strongman dictator takes control of the military and turns it on targeted segments of the population, everyone – especially dissidents and social outcasts – ends up being targeted.
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2. If a nation's government engages in acts of immense barbarism and cruelty, every citizen of that nation is affected and implicated.
3. We may imagine that an act like this will affect "only" them, and not us.
4. Set barbarism and cruelty into motion from the top of a government, and it eventually reaches you and me and not just the targeted others.
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #immigrants #violence
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Suppose for a moment that Trump carries through on his wildly popular promise to round up, incarcerate, and deport millions of immigrants. We can hope this does not happen. But all indicators tell us that some version of this plan is already in place, to begin immediately after he's sworn into office.
Ten points to consider:
1. Rounding up, incarcerating, and deporting millions of people will be an act of immense barbarism and cruelty.
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Obeidallah focuses on what happened recently in Neptune, Florida, where a group of teens waving Trump flags gathered at an early voting site to harrass voters, with one teen, Caleb James Williams, pulling out a machete and brandishing it at two female voters.
And in South Carolina, a man has just verbally assaulted Black women working at the polls.
"This week we have seen two deeply alarming incidents of violence, threats and abuse directed by Donald Trump’s male supporters against women at polling locations. And tragically this will likely not be the last given a core theme of Trump’s “bro vote” strategy has been amplifying sexism and misogyny—as we saw again at his rallies this week."
~ Dean Obeidallah
"He doesn’t just hate Puerto Ricans. He hates all of us. If you don’t flatter Trump and end up needing anything from him, he will throw paper towels at you, then turn on you like a rabid dog. Puerto Ricans, and all Americans, deserve better."
~ Noah Berlatsky
#Trump #fascism #racism #misogyny #violence #economy #garbage
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~ Noah Berlatsky
publicnotice.co/p/trump-puerto…
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage
The disastrous "joke" was more than that.Noah Berlatsky (Public Notice)
Robert Reich issues a salient reminder of what the previous Trump presidency was ACTUALLY like — as he reminds us that another one would be infinitely worse. Reich has compiled a list of 101 of the worst things about the Trump presidency.
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"Now, with a right-wing Supreme Court doing Trump’s bidding and the potential for a compliant, MAGA-controlled Congress, only a galvanized, engaged electorate, supported by resilient, pro-democracy grassroots movements, can prevent autocracy from coming home to roost."
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"The U.S. government has far too often undermined democracies abroad, leading to dictatorships or military regimes, from Iran to Guatemala to Congo to Chile."
~ Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan
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democracynow.org/2024/10/31/ha…
Hatred and Racism: Trump’s Ominous Closing Argument
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Donald Trump made his “closing argument” at a Madison Square Garden rally in New York. The spectacle was an orchestrated, six-hour orgy of hate.Democracy Now!
"One reason demagogues are so dangerous is that their moral sickness is contagious."
~ William Kristol
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thebulwark.com/p/when-you-thou…
When You Thought He Couldn’t Sink Lower
Once more, with feeling: When Trump tells you who he is, believe him.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
"As the fantasy of strongman rule fades into everyday dictatorship, people realize that they need things like water or schools or Social Security checks. Insofar as such goods are available under a dictatorship, they come with a moral as well as a financial price. When you go to a government office, you will be expected to declare your personal loyalty to the strongman."
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"Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Why not a dictator who will get things done? ...
Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't. …
Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests."
~ Timothy Snyder
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro…
The Strongman Fantasy (text and audio)
And Dictatorship in Real LifeTimothy Snyder (Thinking about...)
"Many potential Trump voters are probably unaware of what’s in store and imagine that Trump would just snap his fingers and 'fix' what he insists is a terrible economy. The reality, however, is that America’s economic performance under the Biden-Harris administration has been very good, especially compared with that of other countries."
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"Some of this will involve the frightening reality of authoritarianism; if you think you’ll be unaffected by a second Trump presidency because you aren’t undocumented or Puerto Rican or a Democratic politician, I encourage you to reassess."
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"Do you know this widely cited meme, introduced in a 2015 tweet?
'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.
It’s hard to explain why this is perfect, but it is. If Donald Trump wins, there will eventually be a lot of sobbing among people who voted for him."
~ Paul Krugman
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"The Justice Department, the FBI, the IRS and maybe others will focus on harassing Trump’s enemies in the media and in politics. Whole branches of the federal government will be farmed out to cronies who will build kleptocracy on a new scale."
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"And if Trump wins? He and the people around him have already told us what they will do. They will seek to transform the federal government into a loyalty machine that serves the interests of himself and his cronies. This was the essence of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and it will become reality."
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"With just a few days to go, let me step back and make the case, once again, for why Trump’s language, and Trump’s propaganda, matter so much. Do note that, despite the criticism, it has not stopped. Right up until the final moments of the campaign, Trump was still casting his opponents as 'enemies,' as was everyone around him."
~ Anne Applebaum
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"Four Days until Election Day and Donald Trump if fantasizing about killing those who oppose him."
~ James Singer quoted by Greg Dworkin
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dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/1…
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: How To Win With Less
Ron Brownstein /The Atlantic: The Democratic Theory of Winning With Less This election will be decided not by another big popular vote but by ...Daily Kos
A thread of statements addressing the closing arguments of the Trump campaign:
"It’s a fitting end to the filthy outpouring that is the Donald Trump campaign that he thought he was so smart by climbing into a garbage truck."
~ Steven Beschloss
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americaamerica.news/p/3-snapsh…
3 Snapshots: The Garbage Man, Women Standing Up, An Inspiring Message
Three quick takes on these final days of the 2024 electionSteven Beschloss (America, America)
As Moira Donegal reminds us, Trump's plan to round up immigrants, put them into camps, and deport them is a "moral abomination," no matter how many white Christians lust for it and how the corporate media whitewash it.
"What is being proposed is a vast cruelty, a human tragedy, and a costly national investment in racism."
#Republicans #Trump #JDVance #immigrants #violence #MassDeportations #churches #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #MainlineProtestants
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Trump’s proposal for mass deportation of immigrants is a moral abomination
This would be a horrific program of ethnic cleansing – yet most of the media reaction has focused on the economic costsMoira Donegan (The Guardian)
Russell Contreras zeroes in on findings of the PRRI "Challenges to Democracy" study. Who, precisely wants to round up immigrants and put them into camps?
79% of Republicans vs. 22% of Democrats
75% of white evangelicals
61% of white Catholics
58% of white mainline Protestants
#Republicans #Trump #JDVance #immigrants #violence #MassDeportations #churches #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #MainlineProtestants
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