Does anyone remember this quote by Karl Rove?

[RazorbackExpat]

“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors . . . and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.”

That's America in 2025

[underpants]

1. I do and yes it is us right now.

[surfered]

2. Oh, yeah. Create our own reality. Don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. Alternate facts. Seen this movie

[markodochartaigh]

3. I remember.

There is even a Wikipedia page for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-based_community

[Seinan Sensei]

17. I had forgotten

I do remember thinking, ”Why would anyone NOT want to be reality based?”

[Irish_Dem]

4. Kellyanne Conway said the GOP can create their own alternative facts.

[Wounded Bear]

5. GGG - Government Gish Gallup...nt

[Clouds Passing]

6. That was the beginning of the full notsee takeover.

Every time I think of Karl Rove, I envision him in a notsee uniform.

[2naSalit]

7. I always...

Think of that canned ham with glasses!

[Clouds Passing]

8. ...

[tetedur]

9. I remember W. called him Turd Blossom.

[Just Jerome]

12. A classic !

And all I ever see when I hear rove’s name.

[Kid Berwyn]

10. Russ Suskind spelled it out.

Killing in the name of the Lord.

Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W Bush

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/faith-certainty-and-the-presidency-of-george-w-bush.html

[Mblaze]

11. So listen up.

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We're telling you that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
🐂💩

[chouchou]

13. Carl was one of those bags-of-water that actually thought extremely well of himself.

He'd figure out 4x4 is 16 and then proudly stand back, hopefully that people would clap.

[bronxiteforever]

14. We are a dying empire. We cozy up to dictators and

bomb fishing boats. Seems real weak if you ask me and we are a laughing stock to the world.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

15. He also said he wanted to establish...

...permanent Republican rule. It looks like they're almost there.

[patphil]

16. The arrogance of the man is the thing I remember most about him.

The fact is that we all create reality...all the time. Each of us, through our actions, create reality.
What Rove actually does is attempt to steer the collective reality in a direction he wants it to go.
This requires 10's of millions of people to consent to this pressure.
If we don't want to go in the direction he wants us to go, we need to push back hard enough to redirect the collective reality in a way that brings forth the results we want.

Right now we are side lining ourselves, and watching this right wing, fascist reality build all around us. Personally, I think they are overconfident and aren't taking into the account how much the majority of Americans like their country, and enjoy living in a reality that gives us great freedom to live our lives the way we want.
Sure, there's a lot of shit out there...inequity, hate, greed, violence, and so much more more.
But, face it, life could be a whole lot worse if we just sit back and watch it all slip away.

The Republicans are betting we won't act fast enough, and with enough resolve, to block their power grab. What they're not seeing is how their own base is beginning to stir; to feel the restrictive pinch that is slowly, but ever quickening, taking away their ability to live life the way they want to.
It's a race to the finish. Will we rise up before it's too late? Will we end up with blood in the streets, and an end of our Democratic Republic?
I sure hope we can take a stand, and put a stop to this fascist attempt to destroy our nation. We owe it to our ancestors who fought and died to make America the great nation it has been for so many years.

[relayerbob]

18. Same as it ever was

[ChicagoTeamster]

19. They forget that when everyone boycotts your products and currency you're a broke empire

Nobody wants to be a broke empire. The nations that traded with the US are finding alternative markets and boycotting US products. US Farmers have had $0 soybean orders from China this year. Dairy orders are also down. Bourbon sales are way down. US Former trade partners and allies are also cancelling orders for Starlink, Tesla, F35 jets, Apache helicopters, Boeing jets, John Deere and International Harvester, Ford, etc. etc.