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Monday, January 3rd, 2022

With Fascism Coming, America Responds: LOL Who Cares? Let’s Netflix and Chill

Author:     Chauncey DeVega
Source:     Salon
Publication Date:     December 30, 2021 | 12:00PM (EST)
Link: With Fascism Coming, America Responds: LOL Who Cares? Let’s Netflix and Chill
Stephan:  
This is what worries me the most. Americans have not experienced major social violence within our boundaries in over 150 years. No American is alive who has direct memory of those events that led to the Civil War.
 
All Americans have also lived only under a democratic system of government and, thus, have no idea what another kind of system would be like. As a result of this factual reality I think a large percentage of us cannot really comprehend what the Republicans are trying to do. Indeed, I don't think the members of Congress really fully understand what they are doing. And I'm not sure any of these people are capable of understanding.
 
Half the people in the United States can only read at a 6th grade level, and 150 million (44%) can't even name the three branches of government. Democracy is dying in America because of ignorance and laziness.
Man Shrugging | January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot Photo composite illustration by Salon/Getty

In America (and around the world) the year 2021 was one of great sadness and frustration. By many indications, 2022 may be even worse.

America’s democracy crisis continues to escalate. The alarm is blaring but the American people, for the most part, continue to ignore it. Last Jan. 6, Donald Trump and his regime attempted a coup with the goal of nullifying the results of the 2020 presidential election and, in effect, ending American democracy. In many respects, Trump’s coup attempt was atypical, if not wholly unique.

It was publicly announced by Donald Trump and his agents months or even years in advance. Despite those warnings, law enforcement officials and national security leaders did little to prepare for it. Most of the mainstream news media and pundit class did not take the threat seriously, instead choosing to mock those truth-tellers who kept sounding the alarm.

Nearly a year after the attack, Donald Trump and the other high-level planners and conspirators have not been punished, and remain free to continue plotting the overthrow of American […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 5:07 am

    One must feel sad for the Democrats. They investigate Jan. 6th, but may not be able to have prosecuted the leaders of the movement due to Merrick Garland’s passivity. After all, he is an inside player. At the same time they must distract from their own internal ineffectiveness in passing their President’s signature bill, while they hold power. What lesson does this teach the population? Wonder why they are detached? Their priorities clearly don’t matter.