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applegrove

(118,622 posts) Tue May 24, 2022, 03:36 PM May 2022

Fascism is perpetual war against the people within a country too. It is not just about

attacking your neighbours. Applegrove

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Fascism is perpetual war against the people within a country too. It is not just about (Original Post) applegrove May 2022 OP

The GOP will keep the civil going forever. Irish_Dem May 2022 #1

Perpetual is the part that I think many don't get Doc Sportello May 2022 #2

+1 2naSalit May 2022 #3

History shows that it is also about brainwashing and spreading Big Lies... AntiFascist May 2022 #4

Irish_Dem

(46,918 posts)

1. The GOP will keep the civil going forever.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2022, 03:44 PM

May 2022

It is the only way they can hang onto power.

Doc Sportello

(7,513 posts)

2. Perpetual is the part that I think many don't get

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2022, 04:18 PM

May 2022

Fascists push and push and push until they get unchallenged power. History shows that and that is what is happening now in our country.

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)

3. +1

Reply to Doc Sportello (Reply #2)

Tue May 24, 2022, 06:22 PM

May 2022

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)

4. History shows that it is also about brainwashing and spreading Big Lies...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2022, 06:31 PM

May 2022

where a significant portion of the population, if not a majority, eventually cave.
This is the real danger for something like Twitter to be taken over by an autocrat.

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