Commenting late b/c it was an especially grueling weekend in retail hell to kick off the even more grueling retail holiday season. Anyway, couple of quick reminders:
-Tech companies have always been complicit with fascist atrocities; IBM made the punch card system used to deport Jews to concentration camps.
-Remember way back around 1933 when an NYT op-ed said Hitler might be a swell guy, and we should give him a chance? And then they buried the miniscule amount of Holocaust coverage they ran in the back pages in favor of war coverage? Pepperidge Farm remembers. (And there were plenty of foreign correspondents waving red flags; I highly recommend reading 'Last Call at the Hotel Imperial' by Deborah Cohen.)
When are democrats going to start showing these horrific fascist wet dreams on TV and internet 24/7? This fucker is out there screaming that he's the next Hitler. WTF?
This bizarre desire to blame "the democrats" which are people like us who show up for donuts and post on the Internet for the rise of fascism is truly counter-productive.
How is it “bizarre” exactly? Just like the GOP, the Democratic Party has a machine. Sure, they don’t have the right wing media firehoses of bullshit that the GOP has and yeah, huge difference there. But they have a shitload of money to buy media, even ON those right wing channels. And I’m not seeing it and it concerns me. Show up for donuts and post on the internet? Blow me. I’m writing Vote Forward letters, giving old people rides to the polls and registering college kids to vote. What are you doing?
The aforementioned “journalists” are not oblivious or uncomprehending; they are doing 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, because turning the US “into a fascist shithole state like [Shitler’s] beloved Russia” is something they’ve been working toward since Trump was still learning real estate grifting at his father’s knee.
Hell, they don’t even dare point out that the de facto Majority Leader of the House of Representatives is gawdamn Putin himself, not that little nazi tool from Louisiana nobody’s ever heard of.
Err'one who's crying about the MSM failing us is living under an illusion that we still have a 'free press' in this country. Well, we do to some extent, but it sure as shit ain't what streams across your bigscreen teevees at six and eleven.
There was a time when the meedja weren't wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Multi-Death Corporations that serve the wishes of their oligarch masters - and *them only*. Ronnie Raygun made sure to knock that out of the way, giving us Faux, Newsmax, etc. Fortunately, they do still let the pundits make their criticisms on the late night talk shows, and we do still have places like Wonkette. We even sorta vaguely still have Twitter, despite the in no ways accidental destruction of that system. But if we want attention on these matters, we've got to drive it ourselves - the news ain't gonna tell us about it unless we make them.
I remember folks saying Trump was a fascist and then perpetual colllege sophmores who've just declared poli sci saying "Well, acstualllyy..." Good times.
I also remember a lot of those first people being scholars who dedicated their academic careers to studying fascism and specifically saying "I've spent my life avoiding comparisons to the early 20th century, but of it looks like a fascist and quacks like a fascist, it's probably not a Golden Retriever."
Trump/Maga 2.0 would be a living nightmare. But I’m guessing the voter turnout will be the highest ever, probably by a lot. It’s cute that some polls and pundits support the fantasy that a Trump conviction will cost him votes. Haven’t we all been paying attention? Trump is like an evil Obi-Wan Kenobi, if you strike him down, he will only become more powerful than you can imagine. His supporters are entranced, enraptured, and hopelessly spellbound by his cult of personality. They are voting for him, lock, stock and barrel. Our best chance is even better turnout than 2020. We want 90 million votes for Biden, whether you embrace Biden or not, to prevent another period of chaos far uglier than round 1.
As I keep trying to point out, he's gonna have a hard time pulling this off from his DC or GA prison cell. And before that, he'll be spending most of his days sitting quietly in a court room in DC and ATL while juries made up of this vermin he describes convict him of dozens of felonies and sentence him to spend the remainder of his sad sad days in whatever confinement we can come up with for a former "president" who tries to overthrow the government and steals its secrets to sell to our enemies (allegedly!).
We are not Weimar. We know who Hitler was. We outnumber the billionaires and they about to FAFO.
Still make sure everyone votes.
That's the whole comment. Carry on soiling yerselves.
Have already ranted, this whole thing is a literal joke that Drumpf doesn't realize is at his expense. The last thing the neo Confederate majority/ plurality of MAGA wants is an actually strong executive branch. The only thing they expect or need from this is a trigger for a civil war where all they have to do is walk out while everyone else is killing each other.
If only he would come down with lead poisoning. That would solve everything.
Evan would you please explain WTF just happened in Argentina and how worried we should be?
I mean, really, WTF.
It is difficult not to be terrified.
Commenting late b/c it was an especially grueling weekend in retail hell to kick off the even more grueling retail holiday season. Anyway, couple of quick reminders:
-Tech companies have always been complicit with fascist atrocities; IBM made the punch card system used to deport Jews to concentration camps.
-Remember way back around 1933 when an NYT op-ed said Hitler might be a swell guy, and we should give him a chance? And then they buried the miniscule amount of Holocaust coverage they ran in the back pages in favor of war coverage? Pepperidge Farm remembers. (And there were plenty of foreign correspondents waving red flags; I highly recommend reading 'Last Call at the Hotel Imperial' by Deborah Cohen.)
HE IS CAMPAIGNING FOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
JESUS CHRIST, MEDIA,
DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS!
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?!?!?
The Verminator doesn't feel pity, remorse, or fear. It absolutely won't stop until you're dead.
When are democrats going to start showing these horrific fascist wet dreams on TV and internet 24/7? This fucker is out there screaming that he's the next Hitler. WTF?
When "the democrats" own the TV stations.
This bizarre desire to blame "the democrats" which are people like us who show up for donuts and post on the Internet for the rise of fascism is truly counter-productive.
How is it “bizarre” exactly? Just like the GOP, the Democratic Party has a machine. Sure, they don’t have the right wing media firehoses of bullshit that the GOP has and yeah, huge difference there. But they have a shitload of money to buy media, even ON those right wing channels. And I’m not seeing it and it concerns me. Show up for donuts and post on the internet? Blow me. I’m writing Vote Forward letters, giving old people rides to the polls and registering college kids to vote. What are you doing?
I've been wondering that for a while now and I'm still waiting...
If you keep waiting for other people to do something ....
Oh I'm out there shouting out from the rooftops but it would be nice if our "liberal" media would back up what I'm saying with even a small footnote.
The aforementioned “journalists” are not oblivious or uncomprehending; they are doing 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, because turning the US “into a fascist shithole state like [Shitler’s] beloved Russia” is something they’ve been working toward since Trump was still learning real estate grifting at his father’s knee.
Hell, they don’t even dare point out that the de facto Majority Leader of the House of Representatives is gawdamn Putin himself, not that little nazi tool from Louisiana nobody’s ever heard of.
DING. DING. DING.
Err'one who's crying about the MSM failing us is living under an illusion that we still have a 'free press' in this country. Well, we do to some extent, but it sure as shit ain't what streams across your bigscreen teevees at six and eleven.
There was a time when the meedja weren't wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Multi-Death Corporations that serve the wishes of their oligarch masters - and *them only*. Ronnie Raygun made sure to knock that out of the way, giving us Faux, Newsmax, etc. Fortunately, they do still let the pundits make their criticisms on the late night talk shows, and we do still have places like Wonkette. We even sorta vaguely still have Twitter, despite the in no ways accidental destruction of that system. But if we want attention on these matters, we've got to drive it ourselves - the news ain't gonna tell us about it unless we make them.
It would be a hell of a lot easier and more effective IF WE COULD STILL DO IT WITH CAT PICTURES!!1! 😾
I'm fucking terrified, and if you're not then you aren't paying attention.
Damn straight. Only a fool would be flippant about the danger we're in.
I'm checking my passport expiration.
I remember folks saying Trump was a fascist and then perpetual colllege sophmores who've just declared poli sci saying "Well, acstualllyy..." Good times.
I also remember a lot of those first people being scholars who dedicated their academic careers to studying fascism and specifically saying "I've spent my life avoiding comparisons to the early 20th century, but of it looks like a fascist and quacks like a fascist, it's probably not a Golden Retriever."
Why is this dim, slobbering criminal demagogue still at large?
1. His blatant criminality provides cover for republicans to get away with whatever they want. 2. The courts are afraid of him.
I have to watch some reruns of Mr Rogers' Neighborhood.
Trump/Maga 2.0 would be a living nightmare. But I’m guessing the voter turnout will be the highest ever, probably by a lot. It’s cute that some polls and pundits support the fantasy that a Trump conviction will cost him votes. Haven’t we all been paying attention? Trump is like an evil Obi-Wan Kenobi, if you strike him down, he will only become more powerful than you can imagine. His supporters are entranced, enraptured, and hopelessly spellbound by his cult of personality. They are voting for him, lock, stock and barrel. Our best chance is even better turnout than 2020. We want 90 million votes for Biden, whether you embrace Biden or not, to prevent another period of chaos far uglier than round 1.
Thank you! I needed that!
GOTV!
Yes.
Do we bombard their Project Adolf web site with online applications? Asking for a friend.
As I keep trying to point out, he's gonna have a hard time pulling this off from his DC or GA prison cell. And before that, he'll be spending most of his days sitting quietly in a court room in DC and ATL while juries made up of this vermin he describes convict him of dozens of felonies and sentence him to spend the remainder of his sad sad days in whatever confinement we can come up with for a former "president" who tries to overthrow the government and steals its secrets to sell to our enemies (allegedly!).
We are not Weimar. We know who Hitler was. We outnumber the billionaires and they about to FAFO.
Still make sure everyone votes.
That's the whole comment. Carry on soiling yerselves.
There were others who declared it could not happen here.
It is not "soiling ourselves" to be aware of what is at stake.
Personally, I’m hoping for an aneurysm.
I'll take that, or a heart attack, or a stubbed toe that gets infected and leads to sepsis. I'm not picky.
Subbed toe/sepsis plan would take too long. Give me a big ol myocardial infarction any old day.
Me too, but my brain circulation is actually pretty good.
Mine too, so far…
What were we talking about?
Sex after Sixty?
If Trump wins I’ll have one too. Oh, you meant for Trump. :)
Ditto.
Have already ranted, this whole thing is a literal joke that Drumpf doesn't realize is at his expense. The last thing the neo Confederate majority/ plurality of MAGA wants is an actually strong executive branch. The only thing they expect or need from this is a trigger for a civil war where all they have to do is walk out while everyone else is killing each other.
"... all they have to do is walk out while everyone else is killing each other."
It seems to me they want to be in on the actual killing.