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We are looking at a situation that we have not seen. We have a president who refuses to follow the decisions of the court, has committed multiple unconstitutional acts, and yet if anyone states the obvious here, they are censored. It has seemed to be fine that on today, there are multiple threads saying that Democrats are not Americans, support Hamas, or do not support America, but to state that the end of democracy has come under this president gets cancelled.
This is the first episode of Autocracy in America, a new five-part series about authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States and where to look for them.
www.theatlantic.com
We have one person here who has challenged anyone to try starting a revolution. But he was fine with what happened 1-6 over a lie told by the current president. One side does not determine what is American. In a free society, there will e transgendered people, gay people and others who might not fit the so called norm. Allowing people to be free enough to do this is what separates us from Sharia law. It is time the rightwing fundamentalists learned this. You have the freedom to rightwing fundamentalists all you want, but you do not have the right to force everybody else to live by your fundamentalism. You have the right to be a racist, at home and in your private social settings, but you do not have the right to enforce your racism on everybody else. This attitude by a group of Americans must be put in its place, and its place is on the fringes, not mainstream.
The End of Democracy Has Already Begun
The corruption of democracy begins with the corruption of thought—and with the deliberate undermining of reality. Stephen Richer, an election official in Arizona, and Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican congressman, learned firsthand how easily false stories and conspiracy theories could disorient their colleagues. They talk with hosts Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev about how conformism and fear made it impossible to do their jobs.This is the first episode of Autocracy in America, a new five-part series about authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States and where to look for them.
The End of Democracy Has Already Begun
In the first episode of our new podcast, a look at how lies prime a society for a fall
www.theatlantic.com
We have one person here who has challenged anyone to try starting a revolution. But he was fine with what happened 1-6 over a lie told by the current president. One side does not determine what is American. In a free society, there will e transgendered people, gay people and others who might not fit the so called norm. Allowing people to be free enough to do this is what separates us from Sharia law. It is time the rightwing fundamentalists learned this. You have the freedom to rightwing fundamentalists all you want, but you do not have the right to force everybody else to live by your fundamentalism. You have the right to be a racist, at home and in your private social settings, but you do not have the right to enforce your racism on everybody else. This attitude by a group of Americans must be put in its place, and its place is on the fringes, not mainstream.
