• smnwcj
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    1686 days ago

    I think the wheel of history turns on a greater axle than a presidential election. Look at Europe, and the rest of the global north. The machine of neoliberal imperialism has created global instability and climate crisis, and the rich are locking down their spoils with right wing nationalism.

    Trump was a fluke, he’d have had more bites at the apple in 2020/2024 and eventually get a win. If not him, then some evangelical fascist.

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      375 days ago

      Absolutely. We’re seeing a return of authoritarian candidates in many first world nations. The people that witnessed Hitler’s rise are mostly gone, leaving many to overlook or minimize similar patterns of behavior.

      As far as the US is concerned, Trump made the hat. Someone else will put it on.

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        55 days ago

        The dominance of the far-right in France’s elections and in European elections in general this cycle is really frightening. That being said, I think a lot of their success comes from tactics inspired by Trump’s… Trump became an internet icon, he was turned into a piece of popular culture. The European far-right are doing the same, they’re REALLY good at social media propoganda and utilising social media to get young people to vote for them. Looking at 2019 vs 2024, the difference in young voters’ attitudes would be unbelievable then.

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          Russian psyops. They’re beaten The West without firing a shot, except for Ukraine and Syria.

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            45 days ago

            Ha! If you think fascism in Europe is going to end well for Russia, you don’t remember history.

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              Russia itself is already fascist. It is currently ethnically purging Crimea, and festers on patriottism and nationalism, with a person cult, a single dominant party, and cronyism.

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              15 days ago

              The fascism on the rise right now isnt the same as in the 30s and russia right now isnt the same as in the 30s. I dont see any reason to believe that the european fascists would turn on their biggest supporter.

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                34 days ago

                Yeah Russia will be in Neo-Hitler’s side this time. At least that seems to be their plan.

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      The machine of neoliberal imperialism has created global instability and climate crisis, and the rich are locking down their spoils with right wing nationalism.

      I want this on my tombstone so the alien archeologists that eventually visit our ruined husk of a world can know what happened.

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        14 days ago

        they’ll already know and the financiers of any such project will work to mitigate any impact that message might have or prevent it from becoming well know; as has already happened.