These so-called moderates play an essential role in Trumpism. They wring their hands and speak in regretful tones while they launder the cult of Trump through a false veneer of respectability — Marc E. Elias #quotes#quote#moderates#Trumpism#TrumpEnablers#Republicans
For all of my fellow Iowans who decided that the racist, sexist, twice-impeached orangutan who literally tried to overthrow the government is, for whatever reason, the best guy for the job, I'd like to wish you all a Happy Fourth Anniversary of Trump's first impeachment trial!
On Jan. 8 of last year, a mob ransacked Brazil’s Congress and other offices, claiming an election had been stolen. Unlike the Jan. 6 rioters in Washington, the Brazilian protesters have almost no support now.
If it was really that easy to toss presidential candidates off the ballot, you'd see Red states tossing out Democratic candidates and Blue states tossing out Republican candidates, en masse. U.S. Supreme Court is never going to let things go down that road.
@lauren@phaedral and who gives a FF what the “Fuck your feelings” snowflakes think? We’re not going to defeat fascist #trumpism by caving to their unconstitutional demands.
(Probable) Loss of the far-right in the referendum for a new Chilean Constitution:
It looks like the new proposed Chilean Constitution was rejected by the clear majority. Seeing how the fascist Milei won in Argentina, this is great news for the continent.
Last year a progressive Constitution was proposed to the voters, but it was clearly rejected. The political consequences were severe for the government: months later the centre-left and left lost the majority in parliament and the far-right became dominant force in the right-wing block. Their discourse was extremely aggressive and destructive, supported by the classic right, like in Argentina.
This resulted in a weird, almost postmodernist, situation. The progressive parties had to campaign to keep a Constitution that originated during the horror of the Pinochet years, when their militants were tortured and disappeared. This in the hope to be able to change it later, way way in the future.
While the Chilean Constitution is where neoliberalism was historically codified, this didn't go far enough for the far right that calls itself openly "Pinochetist". So they ended campaigning against the Constitution of their hero.
From the 1st time I heard #Poilievre speak, I thought hmmm, #Canada’s #trump wannabe.. #trumpism spreading to 🇨🇦, Trump gave all #fascists permission to reveal themselves. 🙏🏼 God help us all..
It is darkly comedic to think that I used to catch Hell from left-identified folks for making the obviously accurate observation that then United States (US) President Donald “Stand By, Proud Boys” #Trump and #Trumpism were #fascist.
The ridiculous Trumpen left fascism-denying criticism continued even after the orange beast sent thousands of his frothing backers to physically attack the US #Capitol in an effort to block...
""The worldview he laid out... was one where things he might otherwise consider harmful, like the dissolution of our electoral process or the erosion of shared understandings of truth, were to be embraced as fated stages in a process of national rebirth.”
@petergleick I loathe him so very much, why hasn't a pulmonary disease taken care of him yet?? The amount of cocaine & Adderall he uses just to function daily...I mean come ON! #trumpism#trumpsucksballs#Traitor45
“Today at a momentous time in our history, the country is about to go through a great trial. By this, I do not mean any of the several trials of the former president, but rather a trial of the proposition that we are a nation of laws committed to the rule of law and that no one is above the law....it is a proposition well known around the world because it is the one essential ingredient in all democracies...”
Listening to a couple of people just fucking shit all over white supremacist Narcissist Dilbert creator Scott Adams and im already having a great time.
The "heighten the contradictions and revolution will follow" idea enrages me because it ignores two very salient points:
Never in history has that strategy - of the #Left intentionally sabotaging #democracy, #liberal policy and politicians - worked, while there are examples of it actually backfiring.
#Revolutions don't end the way you think they will. #Trumpism is a revolutionary movement, FFS. It came very close to succeeding, and is ready to try again in 2024.
I wish I could celebrate news of the departure of the single most malign influence in English-speaking democracy, Rupert Murdoch, but I fear Fox will only be worse under son Lachlan & that this is a means to solidify his power before Dad's death.
We have Murdoch to curse for giving us Trump, Brexit, & a right-wing news monopoly in much of Australia.
... cont'd in OP