When I think of the political changes in most of those eras, I think of a lot of fighting and bloodshed. I’m not here to tell you who to vote for or even whether you should vote at all, but what I will say is that fascism/not-fascism is never going to be decided at the ballot-box. It is decided in the streets, on the campuses, and in the workplaces. Vote if that’s what you want to do, but for fuck’s sake do not think that this election determines whether the US crosses the fascism binary.
but what I will say is that fascism/not-fascism is never going to be decided at the ballot-box.
I will tell you that fascism/not-fascism is very often decided at the ballot-box. Most fascists win some elections before taking power totally. The thing is that “Fascism vs. not-fascism” is a pretty fucking miserable thing to have to decide at the ballot-box, even if the correct choice is obvious - we must work elsewhere than the ballot box so that the next election we have is “Not-fascism vs. Not-fascism”
Vote if that’s what you want to do, but for fuck’s sake do not think that this election determines whether the US crosses the fascism binary.
I’m saying the elections follow, they don’t lead. If you’re in a political environment where roughly half the electorate is clamoring for naked fascism, you’ve already been boiling the proverbial frog for awhile. Electing the “lesser fascist” is not going to change the zeitgeist. Sorry if I was too obtuse previously, but we already in fascism. Yes, things can (and will) get worse, but this election will have minimal relative effect on that.
When I think of the political changes in most of those eras, I think of a lot of fighting and bloodshed. I’m not here to tell you who to vote for or even whether you should vote at all, but what I will say is that fascism/not-fascism is never going to be decided at the ballot-box. It is decided in the streets, on the campuses, and in the workplaces. Vote if that’s what you want to do, but for fuck’s sake do not think that this election determines whether the US crosses the fascism binary.
I will tell you that fascism/not-fascism is very often decided at the ballot-box. Most fascists win some elections before taking power totally. The thing is that “Fascism vs. not-fascism” is a pretty fucking miserable thing to have to decide at the ballot-box, even if the correct choice is obvious - we must work elsewhere than the ballot box so that the next election we have is “Not-fascism vs. Not-fascism”
Fucking what.
I’m saying the elections follow, they don’t lead. If you’re in a political environment where roughly half the electorate is clamoring for naked fascism, you’ve already been boiling the proverbial frog for awhile. Electing the “lesser fascist” is not going to change the zeitgeist. Sorry if I was too obtuse previously, but we already in fascism. Yes, things can (and will) get worse, but this election will have minimal relative effect on that.
Jesus Christ.
Fucking A, look around you.