20-Point Guide to Defending Democracy Under A Trump Presidency

[BertramN]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

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A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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[owebo]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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We're busy defending our republic from you fascists.....so pardon us if we simply don't give a fuck about your democracy......

 

[Indeependent]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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Feel better?

 

[BertramN]

As stated in the OP, pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

 

[ScienceRocks]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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We're busy defending our republic from you fascists.....so pardon us if we simply don't give a fuck about your democracy......

Your idea of America is a third world shithole that looks like a mixture of nazi germany and Somalia.

 

[blackhawk]

If you on the left were so concerned about a Trump Presidency maybe you shouldn't nominated as your party candidate the only person worse than him and likely the only one he could defeat in a general election.

 

[Ringel05]

As stated in the OP, pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

I didn't vote for Frump and you're still a moron.

 

[Bleipriester]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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Idiocy and fear mongering.

 

[MarathonMike]

I always look to Yale Professors when I need a sane unbiased view on Politics.

 

[Tank]

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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Oh, and "unfreedom"? (see point 1) You guys learning Newspeak? Doubleplusgood, brothers!

All too funny.

 

[007]

As stated in the OP, pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

You mean the 2,700 counties across America to the 54 Hitlery won?

How does it feel to be a minority progtwit hack?

 

[007]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

The author opens with, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.”

Following are the twenty lessons people of reason must carefully consider, and lessons all Trump voters will choose to ignore:

1. Do not obey in advance.
Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

2. Defend an institution.
Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions don’t protect themselves. They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.

3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
Look out for the expansive use of “terrorism” and “extremism.” Be alive to the fatal notions of “exception” and “emergency.” Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don’t fall for it.

6. Be kind to our language.
Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. (Don’t use the internet before bed. Charge your gadgets away from your bedroom, and read.) What to read? Perhaps The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, 1984 by George Orwell, The Captive Mind by Czesław Milosz, The Rebel by Albert Camus, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, or Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev.

7. Stand out.
Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate.
Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on your screen is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate foreign propaganda pushes.

10. Practice corporeal politics.
Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.

The remaining ten lessons can be read at the link below. People of reason and rational thought must read and understand all twenty, and pay no attention to the mindless and idiotic comments made by the fools who elected Trump.

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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We're busy defending our republic from you fascists.....so pardon us if we simply don't give a fuck about your democracy......

Your idea of America is a third world shithole that looks like a mixture of nazi germany and Somalia.

No stupider words have ever been spoken on USMB.... ^^^

 

[numan]

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3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

This is vitally important. Fascism can be set up in the USA only by control of the courts. That is the first thing Hitler did when he took over: replaced the judges by his own stooges.

It is not only the Supreme Court we must worry about. It is even more vitally important that judges in the lower courts not be "useful tools" sympathetic to the fascism that Trump intends to set up.
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[BertramN]

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3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

This is vitally important. Fascism can be set up in the USA only by control of the courts. That is the first thing Hitler did when he took over: replaced the judges by his own stooges.

It is not only the Supreme Court we must worry about. It is even more vitally important that judges in the lower courts not be "useful tools" sympathetic to the fascism that Trump intends to set up.
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The a**holes that voted for Trump do not understand how often history repeats itself due to the arrogant ignorance, and stupidity of the masses. But, given the disdain conservatives have for education and the educated, it is doubtful the even know the historic facts concerning Hitler's rise to power. There are still people living that experienced the tragic events, and there are those in the U.S. that deny the events ever happened.

As stated in the previous paragraph, right-wingers are arrogantly and proudly ignorant of facts in all fields. They boast of their hatred of education and those who teach. They only believe what their clergy and politicians want them to believe. This is why they refuse to heed any warnings form those who understand the psychology and potentially lethal administration Trump and his henchmen represent.

The Trump voters are much too stupid to see how Trump is already betraying their trust.


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[Billy_Kinetta]

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3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

This is vitally important. Fascism can be set up in the USA only by control of the courts. That is the first thing Hitler did when he took over: replaced the judges by his own stooges.

It is not only the Supreme Court we must worry about. It is even more vitally important that judges in the lower courts not be "useful tools" sympathetic to the fascism that Trump intends to set up.
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The a**holes that voted for Trump do not understand how often history repeats itself due to the arrogant ignorance, and stupidity of the masses. But, given the disdain conservatives have for education and the educated, it is doubtful the even know the historic facts concerning Hitler's rise to power. There are still people living that experienced the tragic events, and there are those in the U.S. that deny the events ever happened.

As stated in the previous paragraph, right-wingers are arrogantly and proudly ignorant of facts in all fields. They boast of their hatred of education and those who teach. They only believe what their clergy and politicians want them to believe. This is why they refuse to heed any warnings form those who understand the psychology and potentially lethal administration Trump and his henchmen represent.

The Trump voters are much too stupid to see how Trump is already betraying their trust.


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[Norman]

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In his article concerning how to survive the disaster that is coming with the Trump administration, Timothy Snyder carefully explains the dangers this nation will face give the tone set by Trump during his hate-filled campaign.

Professor Snyder is Housum Professor of History at Yale University, author of 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'. (After reading this sentence most conservatives will disregard Professor Snyder’s warning. After all, he is not a source of right wing propaganda but, is instead, a noted expert in his field, which makes righties view him with distrust.)

.....Mod Edit: Do not post more than a few sentences of an article. Most are aware they need to click a link to read the full story. Read the Rules!

A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency





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Here is the first important guideline:

1. If you want to defend democracy, don't try to destroy it, by threatening the electorate with murder, or by rigging elections.

 

[gallantwarrior]

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3. Recall professional ethics.
When the leaders of state set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become much more important. It is hard to break a rule-of-law state without lawyers, and it is hard to have show trials without judges.

This is vitally important. Fascism can be set up in the USA only by control of the courts. That is the first thing Hitler did when he took over: replaced the judges by his own stooges.

It is not only the Supreme Court we must worry about. It is even more vitally important that judges in the lower courts not be "useful tools" sympathetic to the fascism that Trump intends to set up.
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The a**holes that voted for Trump do not understand how often history repeats itself due to the arrogant ignorance, and stupidity of the masses. But, given the disdain conservatives have for education and the educated, it is doubtful the even know the historic facts concerning Hitler's rise to power. There are still people living that experienced the tragic events, and there are those in the U.S. that deny the events ever happened.

As stated in the previous paragraph, right-wingers are arrogantly and proudly ignorant of facts in all fields. They boast of their hatred of education and those who teach. They only believe what their clergy and politicians want them to believe. This is why they refuse to heed any warnings form those who understand the psychology and potentially lethal administration Trump and his henchmen represent.

The Trump voters are much too stupid to see how Trump is already betraying their trust.


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The a**holes that voted for Clinton do not understand how often history repeats itself due to the arrogant ignorance, and stupidity of the masses. But, given the disdain liberals/democrats have for hard-working, tax-paying, blue collar Americans, it is doubtful they even know the historic facts concerning Hitler's rise to power. There are still people living that experienced the tragic events, and there are those in the U.S. that deny the events ever happened.

As stated in the previous paragraph, left-wingers are arrogantly and proudly ignorant of facts in all fields. They boast of their hatred of reason and history. They only believe what their media hype and politicians want them to believe. This is why they refuse to heed any warnings form those who understand the psychology and potentially lethal administration Clinton and her henchmen represent.

The Clinton voters are much too stupid to see how she would betray their trust