Nadin Brzezinski·13 hours agoMember-onlyAuthoritarian TrendsWe are facing a global attack on democracy. It is not just the Russian Federation, or Hungary, or a few other miscreants. We are facing this ourselves, and we will be tested. We are already getting sorely tested. We need to look at this from two places. The first is…Fascism5 min readFascism5 min read
Orion Griffin·12 hours ago“America is a fascist country”I was scrolling through Twitter when I came across a TikTok stating that America was becoming a fascist country, which can be found here. My great-grandparents spoke of a county that, only 80 years ago, banned and burned books, and controlled education. They stripped Jewish people and other groups of…Fascism3 min readFascism3 min read
Martin Berman-Gorvine·7 hours agoMember-onlyThere Will Be Blood, But How Much?So, it has finally happened: Career criminal and failed dictator Donald Trump is to be arrested for one of his numerous crimes — as it happens, one of the least and sleaziest of them. In more and more overt terms, he is urging his followers to violence. …Fascism3 min readFascism3 min read
Manny Otiko·11 hours agoMember-onlyWhy Israel Could Be a Harbinger of America’s FutureFacing a fascist dictator, Israelis shut country down — If you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on in Israel recently, I suggest you do. It could be a forerunner of what happens in the United States if former President Donald Trump returns to power. Over the past few weeks, Israel has been rocked by massive demonstrations. The…Fascism4 min readFascism4 min read
Cauf SkiviersinMarket for Ideas·2 days agoMember-only“It’s Admirable to Kill a ‘Racist’, ‘Homophobic’, or ‘Transphobic’ Speaker”“I want her to be full of blood” — Whenever there is a bountiful week for woke hate, we know we are having a disgraceful time. Since this was the case, the events of this week serve as a cautionary tale of what the future might look like if and when ‘love and kindness’ finally win. Because there is…Fascism6 min readFascism6 min read
Joe AmditisinCenter for Cooperative Media·1 day agoThe Nazi chatbots are comingThe next few years are going to be… interesting. — Artificial intelligence has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. AI language models like OpenAI’s GPT series are impressive in their ability to generate human-like text, answer questions, and even mimic the writing styles of famous authors. …Fascism5 min readFascism5 min read
Byron George·1 day agoMember-onlyI Am an Island John DonneJohn Donne said, “No man is an island.” I disagree. For today’s politics, I am an island stuck in an island that’s stuck on another enormous island. I feel like one of those Russian Dolls at the moment. I must elaborate. Being of a more liberal persuasion, accepting of immigrants…Fascism3 min readFascism3 min read
Nikki Broadwell·2 days agoMember-onlyJAIL timeHaving a miscarriage is now grounds for going to jail — and some states want to put women to death for having an abortion. This is the sign of a failed or failing democracy. If women don’t have rights then what are we? Hospitals are reporting to the police now…Fascism2 min readFascism2 min read
Emma Scott Lavin·3 days agoThe Freedom to Be, or the “Freedom” to Scapegoat, Which Will We Choose?Cue the broken record. The pattern goes: Family members feel shame. Rather than look at their shame they quietly conspire to make one family member a scapegoat. This person’s perceived difference from the rest, this person’s gifts, innocent enough in the beginning, become the family’s rationale. The family turns this…Fascism4 min readFascism4 min read
Egberto Willies·3 days agoMember-onlyIsrael, France, Brazil, & USA, the path to fascism. It’s all about economics and fear.The Democratic world is turning to fascism because those elected as stewards failed. Their commitments are to empower & enrich themselves as they have sold out to the oligarchy. Path to fascismFascism3 min readFascism3 min read
