It seems to be a pitfall of the thinking "it can't happen here."

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Your media has been covering up for this descent into fascism my entire lifetime and I'm in my 30s. After 9/11 they literally, jingoistically called for the US to invade foreign countries, fear-mongered for views, all while dragging my country into those wars lest we end up like "freedom fries" France. I guess if you grew up in the Obama era, there would have seemed like a brief respite from the descent into fascism, but it was all political spin and no substance. Sitting where I am, the Democrats are a right-leaning party. THAT'S your "left wing" so anything further right is obviously going to be fascist in a country so nationalistic.

Trump LITERALLY incited an insurrection during his first term. Any "respected analyst" that wouldn't call him a fascist just had too much faith in your already very broken institutions.

Mx is the gender neutral btw.

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