I wish i could do a Trump impression that good
Mixed feelings on this, but when someone accepts racist arguments and repeats them uncritically…what are you supposed to call them?
Well, prejudiced or racist always work.
Maybe I'm using the term wrong, but I always thought of fascism as specifically when a government (or group) carries out a campaign of suffering and death on a civilian population. So, when Trump talks about mass deportations, I'd consider that fascist (although I'm skeptical there's really the will, let alone the capacity, to actually attempt it). When he talks about Making America Great Again, that's just reactionary talk - it was better in the past, so we are re-enacting the past. Fascism often has reactionary elements, and reaction can be used to justify fascist actions, but they don't always show up together.
More serious, though, I kinda think this demonstrates how unhelpful "fascist" is as a political description in the 21st century. Like, what makes you something, what makes you a liberal or a socialist or a conservative or a fascist isn't just what you think or believe. It's how you act, what you do, that actually makes you something. So, if you look at most US americans... they aren't really anything more than Workers on the clock and Consumers off the clock. They believe and think all sorts of things (fully contradictory things, often enough), but until any of those thoughts or beliefs translate to real action, they may as well not exist.
But when we talk and type about these things, there's often a more relaxed threshold; "a communist believes in more bigger government", "a libertarian is someone who thinks you should be allowed to indentured servitude your offspring". (I think, for the english speaking world, it's partly do to an ingrained Protestant culture - what makes you a Christian isn't necessarily what you do or the community you keep, it's the personal thoughts and intentions you have that God is always keeping tally of.) If our criteria for "fascist" is simply "thinks/believes X, Y, and Z" then we're going to be including far more people in that category than if it were action-dependent, like "acts to harm marginalized communities".
It doesn't help that the word is being thrown about with a lot more abandon. Liberals will call anyone who votes for Trump fascist. And, like, sure, voting is an action (barely). But I don't really think my well meaning neighbors who are (rightly) frustrated with the state of things belong in the same political category as skinheads and klan members just because they voted for the funny orange man or repeat some vile talking points they got from cable television.
Normally I wouldn't bother to get pushy about this, but if I'm doin' time I may as well do the crime:
I still haven't heard Amber make the kind of bad take that would justify the anger she generates.
Don't need an email for this website. If I forget the password to this account, then oh well
does her husband's stock portfolio count?
Which conversation was this?
ah, a personal favorite,
this ruling sets no precedent because I decided it doesn't
The kind of thing produced by a very real and legitimate court system and definitely not just 9 unaccountable, unelected elders making decisions on a whim.
Frankly, it sounds like a way to do cast discrimination when you're too embarrassed to admit you want to do cast discrimination.
claims to be an originalist
does judicial review
ok :LIB:
but for now, it's funny to consider the US doing IMF-style restructuring to itself for... no other reason than we've hit the point where enough of us actually believe that's what you're supposed to do for the "GOOD" economy. We're not even getting a loan out of it, lol
oooh the Silent Majorty stands with us!
yeah, sure
meanwhile, the actual majority is sleeping though this. Just like they sleep through every election cycle. If you could somehow ran on "oh, was that today? I had no idea" you would be the eternal incumbent
Trump is like a character in a TV show who's characterization is 'petty'; you see that character always one-upping, always trying to get the last word in and you think, "yeah, I guess this makes for decent television and it moves the plot along, but nobody is actually that petty. People just don't behave like that."
but this guy, our big wet former president. He actually is television petty for real. McDonald's is his thing. It's what he's known for, he knows the menu better than the cashiers (allegedly). So when he hears Harris worked at a McDonald's at one point in her life, well. This Means War. He has to prove he's the most McDonald's candidate.
And I get this beautiful jpeg. look at it. he looks miserable. the guy in the back office looks pissed. They had to drag a camera and a bunch of secret service guys into this cramped little kitchen that barely has room for two people to pass one another. Amazing.
image comes from this essay: https://bothbrainsrequired.com/2024/05/25/the-perfect-folly-of-ai/
forgive me but this topic brings out my
21st century cookbook needs some sort of small, localized EMP device