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ancianita

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Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:39 PM Sep 2022

Rachel Magnificently Did Tonight What She Does Best [View all]

She nailed how fascism has morphed across history from Italy's Mussolini to the Koch front Tea Party, to the Q Party, to the DeSantis Harvard Operative of Stealth racism, to the Orbans, to the Bannon Party with its now female face, Georgia Mussolini Meloni.

Then Rachel magnificently connected fascism to sham, even violent elections, to justify invading another country, to promote strongman rule to nullify the power to the people and, in the end, to end democracy by violently mocking and twisting it into making the people give up their power, by convincing them they'll lose it anyway, by stealth or violence.

Rachel explains its simplest level:

"If they do not want your vote to determine who is in power, it means that they don't want to use that power to try to meet your needs, to try to earn your vote... Separating power from the preferences of the people. And instead just ruling over the people by force for their own purposes and to meet their own needs instead the needs of the people..."

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National Treasure. ❤️ vanlassie Sep 2022 #1
She sure is! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #3
It sucks that she's only on once a week n/t lordsummerisle Sep 2022 #2
Agree. Her life, her choice. I try to respect that. ancianita Sep 2022 #4
She kept America informed through tfg's "administration"... rubbersole Sep 2022 #6
She's doing the MSNBC multiple host post Jan 6 hearing review for two hours this Wednesday night. ancianita Sep 2022 #8
She's always been a natural communicator. rubbersole Sep 2022 #11
Yes, indeed. ancianita Sep 2022 #12
You can't be beautiful and be expected to always make perfect decisions... rubbersole Sep 2022 #14
Not sure what you mean by "beautiful"? Or who you're referring to? ancianita Sep 2022 #15
It was a poor attempt to clean up an old blonde joke. rubbersole Sep 2022 #16
Ah. Thanks. I'd forgotten those jokes. ancianita Sep 2022 #18
The stories about storm surge in Tampa Bay are scary. rubbersole Sep 2022 #19
They are. Because they're true. ancianita Sep 2022 #22
KNR and bookmarking. For later. niyad Sep 2022 #5
She's a great teacher/story teller of history to lead into her segment Deuxcents Sep 2022 #7
Yes she did. FM123 Sep 2022 #9
Bannon will flee to Italy blm Sep 2022 #10
Likely. She'll stop extradition law to help any fascist help her keep power. ancianita Sep 2022 #13
A flawless history lesson Mira Sep 2022 #17
Yes. It was a brilliant segment. Classic Rachel. nt SunSeeker Sep 2022 #20
Don't forget Bolsonaro Mblaze Sep 2022 #21
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