As a 50+ cisgenderd heterosexual white male US-citizen with zero religious convictions, I have a message for all the students protesting what’s happening in Gaza, so listen closely, youngsters:
"Fascism rejects assertions that violence is inherently negative or pointless, instead viewing imperialism, political violence, and war as means to national rejuvenation."
Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the house, is just another in a line of followers direct from the Project 2025 playbook.
For those unfamiliar, Project 2025 is a conservative manifesto designed to consolidate direct Presidential control of all assets in the Executive branch of the US government, using Unitary Executive theory. This "logic" is based on the vesting clause of Article 2 of the US Constitution. It will eliminate all checks and balances on the office of the president.
This playbook includes replacing all personnel with pro-Trump supporters, banning gender-affirming care and language (even the term gender affirming), gay marriage, abortions, and anything not white, Christian, or conservative.
It would turn the US into a Christian theocracy. A place where AFAB women are breeding stock, and homosexuality becomes a criminal offense again. It would turn the office of the President into a dictatorship.
Johnson has voted against Gay Marriage, against certifying the 2020 election, and is a threat to what's left of this so-called country. His election as speaker of the house is a direct attack on freedom.
We can no longer bury our heads in the sand. We can no longer stand idly by and watch as fascism returns to power. This looks more like the Weimar Republic in 1923 than the United States in 2023.
For any who doubts that this playbook exists, or views this as some Right Wing conspiracy, I invite you to read this document for yourself. This is real. This is a threat. This is not a test.
Being a billionaire is a lot like playing a game of hot potato.
Except only #billionaires can play and instead of tossing the potato around, whoever can grab it squeezes the steaming potato until it scalds their hands and ends the game.
Straight up white supremacy and fascism from the WSJ. Absolutely irresponsible. They’re a year from puff pieces on the fashion of concentration camps. It makes my head hurt and my heart ache. #FuckFascists