Because it secures the future of the regime. That’s how kings work

Wile I respect your point of view here, you seem to be missing the fact that Nazis didn’t just go away at the end of WWII. Many former Nazis ended up in powerful business and political positions post-wwii, and the ideas maintained popularity with the people the were popular with. This transitioned into neo-nazi-ism, white power skinheads, Aryan Nation, Aryan, brotherhood, modern German AFD part, the 3rd wave of the KKK, countless militia movements, and on and on and on. These all have a direct lineage with the actual Nazis from WWII. When we call these people Nazis, it’s not because we’re being hyperbolic about their beliefs, it’s because they are Nazis.

Oh it’s gonna get more extreme no matter what. We are fully passed the tipping point now. No where to go but through, I fear.

One hand washes the other. Remember this: no good, decent, kind person wants to be in charge of their people. There is no thing as a good politician.

You’re right, it’s much much worse now. But this has always been where we have been heading. Probably since Reagan. Maybe longer. The difference is that you started paying attention.

Um, yes? Have you read the Patriot Act? Are you aware of the PRISM program from NSA? What about our immigration policy which is just a passed-down-the-line version of the Bush era immigration policy? This stuff didn’t start with Trump. It’s been ramping up for a while.

You’re literally describing the United States post-9/11, the only difference is that they’ve gone mask off. We’ve been in a christofascist techno hellhole sprinkled with North Korea dictatorship this entire time. We effectively have one party with two (slightly different) wings (both right wing, though), and did you really think it was normal to pledge allegiance to the flag of your country every single day while slurping down Department of Education approved propaganda?

The military junta would not be a better set of circumstances. It would be exactly like right now only more extreme, considering all of the top military brass is also a bunch of christofascists

Yes, it would be that bad. Please look at Myanmar right now. You do NOT want a Military Junta or a Military Dictatorship. You think civil liberties are being eroded quickly now?! Shiiiiit

I had to scroll way too far to see someone say this.

Responded to the wrong person. Sorry about that

There are no small wins anymore. Harm reduction is important, but it’s also important to understand what is happening right now. That’s all I’m saying. The Democrats will not be your salvation, they will be your slow demise. The Republicans will be your quick demise. People need to take to the streets, not the ballots. If you can’t see that, then you’re still living in the past. Listen to yourself: “compete dissolution of checks and balances” but you still think we can reform it all better?

C’mon, you don’t seem to be that out of the loop. Surely you get it by now? I don’t think you deserve to have a master

There is no difference. One side is just more honest

Sure, but Gavin Newsom might very well also be a Nazi. If you’re from California, then you’re probably aware that he’s not exactly defending the the sanctuary state that he’s been charged to lead. He’s also kind of giving mayors carte blanche (and State-level support) to “clean up” homeless encampments, and he’s publicly stated that he doesn’t believe that “trans athletes should be allowed to compete against girls” in and interview with Charlie Kirk, and then recently doubled down on that.

So what do you do when both Candidates want to fuck the world?

Obviously the fascist party is accelerating things quickly, but the Democrats aren’t doing anything to slow it down. Just as in every single case of a fascist takeover ever, the liberals enable the fascists. They keep trying to shift to the right to “capture voters” which literally has never worked, but they keep trying. Why?

I really wish more people saw it with this kind of clarity.

No, don’t tip toe. Actually do something. Go agitate. Get fucking angry. Throw a brick through a window. Start a community garden and call it the “Fuck Trump Garden”, but calling him taco on the internet is probably the least helpful thing you can be doing. Do it, chicken. Fucking do it. Bawk bawk bawk bawk. Chicken.

I don’t see the benefit, no. What exactly is the end goal? Best case scenario he chickens out and gets all flustered on Truth social and everybody has a good laugh, worst case scenario he doesn’t chicken out because people keeping calling him chicken, and his petty little ass does something even more fucked up.

Like, isn’t that the whole point of bullying someone and calling them a chicken to specifically get them to do the thing?

“Jump, chicken, you won’t do it!”. “Boooock bock bock bock!”

Does that sound like someone that doesn’t want the person they’re talking to to jump?

Which is why, from this point forward, I will assume anybody saying this TACO shit is actually trying to goad Trump into an even more extreme response.

From now on, whenever I see somebody doing the TACO thing, I’m going to assume they are accelerationists trying to get Trump to do something horrific. I don’t know why else you would do it. Surely nobody has deluded themselves into thinking they can just bully the guy out of office and then everything goes back to normal, right? Right?

Anarchist checking in: I vote. I don’t live in a communist utopia without money or borders or hierarchy, I live in THIS fucked up world, so yeah, voting is necessary.

The creepy new drama teacher was an evil demon the whole time?!?

I literally did as you asked. There’s no gotcha here. I’m just trying to ascertain whether or not you value democracy or not. That’s a crucial first step to understand why you have such a fundamental misunderstanding of communism. That’s all.