🌎 Discussion: The Spread of Fascism/Theocracy/Authoritarianism

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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.

Brazil barred Bolsonaro from running again and is sending him to jail. Other countries have done it, too. Why is the United States a unique failure?

newrepublic.com

 

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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.

Brazil barred Bolsonaro from running again and is sending him to jail. Other countries have done it, too. Why is the United States a unique failure?

newrepublic.com

Not only didn't we stop him, we put him back in power. How sad is that?

 

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Not only didn't we stop him, we put him back in power. How sad is that?

It's what happens when most of the Supreme Court are mainly Trump-appointed Republicans.

 

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Meet 'Big Alex,' the Brazilian judge who led Bolsonaro's trial and challenged Trump and Musk

Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes has become a hero for many Brazilians and a zealot for others.

apnews.com

 

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Germany's AfD ecstatic after nearly tripling result in local vote - NewsBreak

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party continued to celebrate on Monday after it managed to nearly triple its result in Sunday's local elections

www.newsbreak.com

 

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Germany's AfD ecstatic after nearly tripling result in local vote - NewsBreak

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party continued to celebrate on Monday after it managed to nearly triple its result in Sunday's local elections

www.newsbreak.com

Can't believe they still haven't been banned. Our politicians is letting us down.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

After Kirk Murder, Trump and Allies Vow to ‘Destroy’ Progressive Groups

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

 

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If Trump lives long enough for this to happen I think my brain will explode.

 

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The right laughs at trans people's deaths but demands people be sad over Charlie Kirk - LGBTQ Nation

A hierarchy of the value of people's lives is inherent to the authoritarian project, and the GOP is using its power to make everyone comply.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

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I hope these are true because the news has been pretty demoralizing. It's hard to keep up any sort of optimism.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Fascism Scholar Sounds Alarm: We’re Now In ‘Next Phase’ Of Trump Authoritarian Playbook

And it's “just what we expected," said Jason Stanley.

www.huffpost.com

 

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Fascism Scholar Sounds Alarm: We’re Now In ‘Next Phase’ Of Trump Authoritarian Playbook

And it's “just what we expected," said Jason Stanley.

www.huffpost.com

Well that doesn't lighten my mood any. Trump is taking away our freedoms one at a time and as fast as he can. It's scary as anything right now.

 

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Well that doesn't lighten my mood any. Trump is taking away our freedoms one at a time and as fast as he can. It's scary as anything right now.

I'm pretty sure we're at the halfway point, as far as this chart is concerned:

 

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Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised.

www.pbs.org