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Celerity

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89. I do a lot to try & get Democrats elected. I have a broad, global group of friends and acquaintances
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:32 PM
Apr 2023

the majority of them in my age cohort (18-32, I am 26). Many are Americans. I have done a lot of heavy lifting to try and mitigate the damage that people like Manchin, Sinema and the Problem Solvers in the House have done to Biden's agenda, plus, beyond those actors, I try and mitigate things like the Gulf of Mexico drilling lease auction fiasco and now the Willow decision. Global warming is a massive issue within my circle of influence. A large thing I am preparing myself for is if/when the SCOTUS tosses Biden's targeted student loan debt forgiveness. I will do my utmost to focus 100% of the blame on the RW SCOTUS and the Rethugs. Another thing I will say is that if Biden bans TikTok, it is going to be a shitshow with the 40yo and under demo.

Lastly, I have tried for years to get many in my age cohort to come and join and post on DU, and almost universally I have been told thanks but no thanks.



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Yes. pdxflyboy Apr 2023 #1
No. brooklynite Apr 2023 #2
You might want to tell that to people who know history then Marius25 Apr 2023 #21
Agree Meowmee Apr 2023 #43
My father was also murdered 6 months ago. As soon as people decided that it was okay to sacrifice liberal_mama Apr 2023 #78
agree completely Meowmee Apr 2023 #91
True but they miscalculate treestar Apr 2023 #68
Many Germans echoed these thoughts back then right up until............. Celerity Apr 2023 #79
Both the book and Germany reflect national policies. Not what we're having here. brooklynite Apr 2023 #82
I disagree. The US does have a nationalised cancerous rot growing within it. Celerity Apr 2023 #84
Erik Larson wrote an excellent book PatSeg Apr 2023 #98
Good god I hope not Srkdqltr Apr 2023 #3
Yes Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #4
We have the benefit of hindsight and history, we have real time digital communications bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #5
It's our only hope if we lose our democracy. You are right. But we still must be vigilant! CTyankee Apr 2023 #15
If we don't prevail in upcoming elections, anciano Apr 2023 #6
No. BlueCheeseAgain Apr 2023 #7
Maybe bdamomma Apr 2023 #8
No. The Great Depression was happening then Kaleva Apr 2023 #9
Holocaust Survivors have literally said the US over the past 6 years Marius25 Apr 2023 #20
Without the Depression, it's unlikely Hitler would have rose to power Kaleva Apr 2023 #27
You don't need a depression for fascist dictators to gain power Marius25 Apr 2023 #29
See post #30 Kaleva Apr 2023 #31
You need a desperate economic situation. treestar Apr 2023 #69
Have you noticed how RW policies bring us close wnylib Apr 2023 #61
Can you provide examples where it wasn't necessary? Kaleva Apr 2023 #74
Italian fascism goes back to the early 1920s, wnylib Apr 2023 #86
Italy was in economic turmoil in 1919 and 1920 Kaleva Apr 2023 #87
After WWI, post war economic instability wnylib Apr 2023 #92
Economic turmoil alone doesn't lead to the rise of fascism Kaleva Apr 2023 #93
The effect of economic instability is often political instability. wnylib Apr 2023 #96
he likely still would have if he had RW social media and a Fox News starting in the 1920's Celerity Apr 2023 #80
Hitler had Goebbels, a master at propaganda Kaleva Apr 2023 #81
Imagine what Goebbels would have done with global social media. Celerity Apr 2023 #83
What are you doing in response to it? Kaleva Apr 2023 #88
I do a lot to try & get Democrats elected. I have a broad, global group of friends and acquaintances Celerity Apr 2023 #89
A tip of the hat to you for your efforts! Kaleva Apr 2023 #94
America has 50 fascist potential incubators so depends if you living in one of the incubator States. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #23
The economy plays a major role in the rise of fascists Kaleva Apr 2023 #30
The US is seeing massive inflation Marius25 Apr 2023 #33
And that still doesn't come close to the hyper inflation Germany had in the early 20s Kaleva Apr 2023 #59
Exactly treestar Apr 2023 #70
Context and relativity matter Zeitghost Apr 2023 #63
I reflect on the similarities... 2naSalit Apr 2023 #10
My thoughts, too Deuxcents Apr 2023 #12
No GuppyGal Apr 2023 #11
No Sympthsical Apr 2023 #13
If you had, you'd see the similarities. Marius25 Apr 2023 #18
I have a history degree Sympthsical Apr 2023 #26
this post should be a sticky titled... "Calling people you don't like names" WarGamer Apr 2023 #37
Totally agree. nt Raine Apr 2023 #41
For females in this country....call it what you will Hope22 Apr 2023 #46
We absolutely have problems in this country Sympthsical Apr 2023 #48
One of the best responses SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2023 #54
Great post. As somebody who enjoys browsing the Internet but who spent most of his life without it, Midwestern Democrat Apr 2023 #65
The internet has done something very dumb. Sympthsical Apr 2023 #67
Excuse the baseball analogy but home run after home run. (he critically thinks) nt Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #72
If you had, you could see treestar Apr 2023 #71
I have actually read some of them too. raccoon Apr 2023 #55
Yes. MOMFUDSKI Apr 2023 #14
No, too many of us are standing up to the fascists, authoritarians, and all-around assholes. FSogol Apr 2023 #16
Yes. Marius25 Apr 2023 #17
Having studied interwar Europe sarisataka Apr 2023 #19
Nope. NT Patton French Apr 2023 #22
More like Yugoslavia from 1991. roamer65 Apr 2023 #24
I wasn't alive then so I can't compare how I feel. panader0 Apr 2023 #25
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2023 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #32
I'm going to say YES. EndlessWire Apr 2023 #34
For those refusing to believe it's happening here... Marius25 Apr 2023 #35
I wonder if it's semantics for some? OneGrassRoot Apr 2023 #73
If you mean moondust Apr 2023 #36
History doesn't repeat but it sure the hell does rhyme. 303squadron Apr 2023 #38
No. Not at all. WarGamer Apr 2023 #39
oh definitely, nt yellowdogintexas Apr 2023 #40
No, not at all. nt Raine Apr 2023 #42
What's different? nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #50
Yes, absolutely yes Meowmee Apr 2023 #44
How? We Democrats are ignorant and just not being able to face reality? How? betsuni Apr 2023 #58
by denying that fascism is very close taking to over here, that is how Meowmee Apr 2023 #90
Been saying this fir a good while Cosmocat Apr 2023 #45
Cabaret UTUSN Apr 2023 #47
Yes! I hope it's not true, but it feels truly scary!! nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #49
For about the last 6 years. Keep resisting. Hekate Apr 2023 #51
Yeah... DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #52
No, prob. not. This isn't 1930s Nazism. This is a US authoritarian movement in a country Carlitos Brigante Apr 2023 #53
I do live in Germany--just 90 years later. DFW Apr 2023 #56
No. betsuni Apr 2023 #57
Nobody here can relate to life in early 30s Germany Kaleva Apr 2023 #60
+1 onenote Apr 2023 #85
No. Nt obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2023 #62
Yep, afraid so. (nt) Paladin Apr 2023 #64
We'd be seriously worried about giving Nazi sympathizers reason to suspect Hortensis Apr 2023 #66
No nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #75
Although we have the advantage of looking back in hindsight... kentuck Apr 2023 #76
If people feel that way, why aren't people fleeing or going dark? Kaleva Apr 2023 #77
Except for inflation my daily life hasn't changed much. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2023 #95
A slow burn over the past 30 years Torchlight Apr 2023 #97
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