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gab13by13

(24,027 posts)
Thu May 23, 2024, 07:46 AM May 2024

Rachel Maddow's book - Prequel

Rachel wrote a fantastic book that is warning us about our nation falling into fascism, into an autocracy.

15 years ago in 2009, Jim Marrs wrote a book called "The Rise of The 4th Reich." His book warned us about our nation's falling into fascism, into autocracy.

Our country is getting closer and closer to becoming the 4th Reich, to becoming a dictatorship. When I suggest that Democratic leaders can be doing more, believe me, I am not bashing them, I read Jim Marr's book, I read Rachel Maddow's book, I am scared.

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CousinIT

(9,736 posts)
1. I read Maddow's book last year. I need to read it again.
Thu May 23, 2024, 08:33 AM
May 2024

We've been here before but thwarted it. THIS TIME, however, the fascists have taken over one of our political parties. And those lurking here for generations have joined him, along with the billionaire contingent who have private-profit-driven monetary objectives and the evangelicals who want to turn the US into a theocracy imposing their extremist religion on everyone.

And there's the media, including social media, which is allowed to parrot all of the misinformation to lazy and ignorant voters, who may vote the fascists into power.

I'm scared, too.

PatSeg

(49,540 posts)
4. Yes, I'm reading Prequel right now
Thu May 23, 2024, 10:29 AM
May 2024

It elaborates on her podcast "Ultra". Very disturbing bit of forgotten (or ignored) history.

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