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Initech

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18. It didn't start overnight. It's taken 40 years of 24/7 continuous brainwashing to get here.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 07:18 PM

Aug 2025

Limbaugh and Swaggart laid the seeds for this demented brand of fascism to take over.

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In my view, the US is functionally a fascist dictatorship [View all] Stinky The Clown Aug 2025 OP

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