Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini : usa

[-] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 44 points 1 year ago

His rhetoric isn't reminiscent of authoritarians. It's specifically fascistic.

Trump crossed a line he'd been toeing for a while now...and still, the Washington Post repeats the same old tired news reporting formula: Here's what Trump said, and here's what some people think about it. Kk, hope you're informed now...

I hate this.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago

They got the right description into the headline, which is all that ~98% of folks online ever see. That's an improvement

[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

and still, the Washington Post repeats the same old tired news reporting formula:

Gossiping hairdressers gonna gossip...

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 year ago

A big chunk of the US favors rule by a minority white group that they see as being of the "right" kind of Chrisitian denomination, and are willing to toss democracy for fascism to get that. A lot more don't believe how bad the situation is because the press hasn't been running headlines like this.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

It's worth noting that a lot of these people don't simply see him as able to bring about "the right kind" of christofascism. They buy into these worldviews, because they see a world that is (to them) changing quickly. The false dichotomies they grew up with (e.g. male and female, black and white, men work and women stay home, Yahweh vs. Satan) are crumbling, so they see a strong-man as being able to restore the glory days when things were simple.

They're so blinded by fear and rage, they can't see the dystopia they're selling their freedom to buy.

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[-] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Coming to a telescreen near you: Two Minutes Hate, 2024+ edition.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

The party cadres too

[-] n0m4n@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty soon, Trump can take a sabbatical. He can take some time to right a book. "My $truggles" has a certain ring to it. /$

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

It's important that we make that sabbatical mandatory.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Well, it didn't matter when dubya said the war is for Lebensraum either. Apparently this is fine in the US.

[-] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

When did he say that?

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