not quite
it's been fake shit the whole time
faith in jim crow is weaker now than ever before
it was never a democracy but they can't hide it as well with our golden age of instant information
their best bet is oversaturation and burning people out
Trump didn't invent our cancers of racism, bigotry, predatory religion, or violent nationalism.He just normalized them.He showed gracious hospitality to the darkness residing in the recesses of human hearts.Then, he simply let people reveal themselves.
Yeah. I think we were all far too comfortable in the assumption that if more people knew about anti-democratic efforts, they'd object. Turns out, a lot of people want autocracy bc they *hate* poor people, workers, women, people of colour, queer people, disabled people, abd immigrants.
I ran into a younger “kid” mid 20s, working at subway. He said he likes that Kennedy guy! So I don’t think the general population understands anything. To us, it’s right out in the open. But my guess is, only a small percent “get it”.
wanna see some wild shit
one time wapo ran a self quiz to test how "afflicted by conspiracy theories" one is
what they were asking you to determine as truth against what they deem false was uhh
interesting
Well, it was never "democracy *only* dies in darkness", was it? There's plenty of ways democracy can die; darkness still is one even if it's not how *our* democracy is currently dying.
Or killing in plain sight
And afterwards the power-guys will look for someone to complain to about consumers not fuelling the economy as if they were living entities with disposable income to spend after having paid in full and affordably for basic needs (including health, insurance and lawyers)
Free-market capitalism is how democracy, society and the State are completely bypassed and subverted, allowing the rich elite to rule in secret, behind closed doors, and with no accountability to the people.
Our country is an oligarchy. We are under the rule of what corporations want. Has nothing to do with Trump. Both the Dems and Repubs are bought and paid for. Doesn't matter who you vote for, you are voting in a figure head for whoever paid them.
Even if this is 100% true, it’s not a good enough reason to throw up our hands in surrender & let the worst of the worst elect a madman that has already tried to overthrow the government & wants to take us into fascism and/or dictatorship.