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Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 05:14 PM Aug 2025

In my view, the US is functionally a fascist dictatorship [View all]

The guardrails are almost entirely dismantled.

O have no faith in the election system, even as blue states will, no doubt, follow the rules and run honest voting.

The Supreme Court is partisan, in support of the dictator.

Mike Johnson is all you need to know about legislative branch.

Honestly I see no way back to a democracy that doesn't involve loss of lives.

This makes me sick.



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Hell froze over today JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #1
But he can't accomplish it without the full cooperation.. bsiebs Aug 2025 #23
It's astounding that citizens are willingly going along with this shit. Klarkashton Aug 2025 #2
They gave up on democracy newdeal2 Aug 2025 #3
it's like they've never read a history book Skittles Aug 2025 #6
Many profit Cirsium Aug 2025 #13
You actually understand. Too many people here are looking at the shit happening with Intel and seeing it as Karasu Aug 2025 #21
Anyone on social media at this point is an idiot. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #20
Today I joined a fitness center. BidenRocks Aug 2025 #27
"BUt wiLl yOu cOmPly?" BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #4
You're not wrong and people need to wake tf up Docreed2003 Aug 2025 #5
"The Supreme Court is partisan, in support of the dictator." J_William_Ryan Aug 2025 #7
That sums up part of my long term fear. Stinky The Clown Aug 2025 #8
Trump is doing stuff that is obviously unconstitutional Johonny Aug 2025 #9
Been a fascist dictatorship. Might not feel like it immediately, but fascists don't announce. ancianita Aug 2025 #10
We've definitely been corporate-fascist for a good while. ananda Aug 2025 #12
Yep. And now it's a full on oligarch network military dictatorship. ancianita Aug 2025 #14
Yes ancianita popsdenver Aug 2025 #28
From here, it's just a matter of scaling up (nt) William Seger Aug 2025 #11
Loss of lives is baked into the cake BWdem4life Aug 2025 #15
Thanks for posting this. B.See Aug 2025 #16
AND B.See, popsdenver Aug 2025 #33
Precisely. The Republican Endgame was B.See Aug 2025 #36
Has been for a while now. This is a regime. It hasn't acted remotely like an "administration" from Day 1. Karasu Aug 2025 #17
It didn't start overnight. It's taken 40 years of 24/7 continuous brainwashing to get here. Initech Aug 2025 #18
Don't forget Lewis Powell's memorandum of 1971 Another Jackalope Aug 2025 #22
I agree. The US was all but destined for fascism from the days of the Powell Memorandum on. Karasu Aug 2025 #26
No no no Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #19
Too many people are assuming the old rules are still in play when the fascists are very clearly trying to Karasu Aug 2025 #29
It really stinks, emanating from a hideous orange clown. Martin Eden Aug 2025 #24
Democracy Isn't Dead Atreus Aug 2025 #25
I Agree!! 👍👍 The Reasoned Among Us Will Never Desist. The Reasoned Among Us Will Always Resist... MayReasonRule Aug 2025 #31
Absolutely! Atreus Aug 2025 #34
I agree with you. I am one of the elders here at DU and I've seen a lot politically in my long life. CTyankee Aug 2025 #32
Couldn't agree more! Atreus Aug 2025 #35
This is the desired result of textbook manipulation by Texas. BidenRocks Aug 2025 #30
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