Conversation

Notices

1. Matthew Sheffield (mattsheffield@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 15:43:32 UTC Matthew Sheffield

   • Aaron Rupar

   Joe Biden gave an important speech today about MAGA fascism, but this was the most crucial line:

   "Democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle. They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up or condemn threats to democracy. When people willing to give away what's most precious to them because they feel frustrated."

   #Fascism has always been unpopular. It can only win when the majority gives up in disgust. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

   h/t @atrupar

   • Staid Winnow (staidwinnow@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 15:43:29 UTC Staid Winnow

     in reply to

     • Aaron Rupar

     @mattsheffield @atrupar

     It's a mistake to assume that fascism is unpopular. The righteousness of anti-fascism is not going to win the day .

     Fascism has to be defeated, periodically.

     And it evolves. Slightly less than half of Americans support fascism.

     Which is a lot more than Germans supporting fascism in the early 1930s.

     Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 likes this.
   • SearingTruth (searingtruth@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 15:43:41 UTC SearingTruth

     in reply to

     • Aaron Rupar

     @mattsheffield @atrupar

     "Democracies are lost because the people that live within them, given enough time, forget how precious they are, and forsake the foundations upon which they stand."
     SearingTruth

     Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 likes this.