It is later than you think...

[kentuck]

The promise of fascism is on our doorstep. But, at what price?

Everything they do is premised on a lie, masquerading as a "half-truth".

They will promise you safety and security. They will promise that the grass in your parks will look like golf courses. They will promise you wealth beyond compare. They will distort reality and attempt to re-write history. They will tell you how great you are doing.

But, what must you surrender?

First of all, you must surrender your freedom to move around as you wish. They will intimidate and instill fear in the citizenry. People will be afraid of being arrested or deported, or sent to a foreign prison, even by accident. You will lose the freedom to assemble.

You will become afraid to speak up because they may show up at your door asking for an explanation. If you cannot assure them of your loyalty to the regime, you may very well be taken to jail. They will not read your rights to you. You will surrender your freedom of speech.

The Bill of Rights and the Constitution will be nothing but a piece of paper.

We need to change our mindset. The battle is not coming. It is here.

[JBTaurus83]

1. AGREED

with all of the gerrymandering, vote rigging, and potential investigations of the Democratic Party, they would turn us into a toothless token party like the "Communist" party of Russia. Opposition in name only.

[kentuck]

3. No matter who wins the next election...

They will say it was rigged and will refuse to leave.

Who is going to demand it? They will be surrounded and protected by military and the police.

They will not surrender power.

[gab13by13]

2. The people who scare me the most

Are the one’s in Chuck Schumer’s camp who believe that all will be well because Krasnov will burn it all down and that will allow Dems to win back Congress.

[kentuck]

4. Definitely delusional.

By the time they realize the water is boiling, they are already cooked.

[flashman13]

8. The fascsts are on the march and Schumer et al are waiting in his office to accept their surrender.

I will be polite and describe Democratic laedership as feckless.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. The cake is already baked

Doesn't mean we don't continue to fight. But we have autocracy in this country now, that is clear for all to see. And these people don't just give power up because of some elections.

[berniesandersmittens]

6. We are an occupied nation

Occupied by our own federal government.

From US troops/ICE in our cities, to federal ICE agents embedded deep in our rural towns.

Fascism is breaking in. We are under attack.

[spanone]

11. ...and our nation's Capital is under siege.

[SonOfNebanaube]

16. yes

But if we fall apart then it all dissolves as Russia wins while half of this country celebrates. We absolutely cannot allow that to happen.

[Hornedfrog2000]

7. We have been at war for almost a decade,

And democrats are just now starting to realize how serious this is. For the people who have been screaming their lungs out this entire time, it feels like we are too late.

I fully believe democrats should be stating these are war like actions being taken by russians, etc. They have fully infiltrated our government. They have kompromant, etc. They own our entire government. We cant even get entrenched democrats to go after their buddies on the other side.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. more like 80 years or more. quietly nibbling at things now the gates are open.

[SonOfNebanaube]

17. wrong

We have been at war since 1992. Fourty years and we still don't admit it. We fought the proxy forces now the true enemy has been revealed.The moment Putin fist bumped MBS it was clear. It's been Putin all along. Don't worry about Iranian sleeper cells. Worry about Russian sleeper cells. Aka. a motivating faction of bikers for Trump

[Nigrum Cattus]

9. The only reason this is happening is because of the RWRE's

this is right wing religious extremism funded and manipulated
by the billionaires. Not politics

[ZDU]

10. Hear, HEAR!

[yliza]

14. Also the right wing noise machine

Right wing radio, Fox News et al, right wing podcasts. Fire hoses of disinformation designed to rile people up and keep them afraid.

[popsdenver]

12. I believe that FASCISM

here in the U.S. is fairly well established at this point.

I also think that it isn't often stated that it has been driven by the U.S. Corporations, and the uber rich oligarchs that own/operate them......

The simplest definition of Fascism is: The merging of Corporations and Government.

The Uber Wealthy Corporations have financed this "New" Republicans take over, including the 90+% Republican owned/operated Media..

These same Republican Corporations have welcomed/allowed the humongous financial assistance of Russia/Putin, laundered through the infamous NRA.
The Russian Corporate Oligarchs were able to donate tens of millions thru the NRA to Trump and Republican Candidates in 2016.
All in plain sight and right under our noses............

The Republicans corrupted the election in 1980 and nothing was said or done......
The Republicans corrupted the election in 2000 and nothing was said or done......
The Republicans corrupted the election in 2004 and nothing was said or done.....
The Republicans corrupted the election in 2016 and nothing was said or done....
It is highly suspected that the Republicans (with the help of Musk) corrupted the 2024 election as the final nail in the Coffin of our beloved Democracy and our constitution, as well as ANY rule of law...........

WASF

[kentuck]

15. With a subservient and uneducated cult behind them...

They have taken control of almost all of our government and institutions, with the possible exception of a few judges and a weakened opposition Party.

The corporate media is afraid to tell the people what is happening. They can show the FBI raiding the home of John Bolton, but they don't tell us what it means? They can show the military in the streets of our Capitol, but they don't honestly say why they are there and what does it mean? They can show people being abducted and beaten and disappeared but they do not pursue the matter.