Tony StarkDec 13, 2022

We are witnessing the beginning of American fascism. Right wing cons want a country where mass shootings happen regularly and guns are everywhere, but books about the Holocaust, slavery, LBGTQ people, and history are considered dangerous. A country circling the drain allows this.

Whatever culture war is necessary to invent in order to distract, dupe and deceive, the right wing will find. No need to pay for infrastructure, education and a safety net when you can whip this up.

A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans-
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/books/book-bans-libraries.html?unlocked_article_code=ffVZIJZD7q-f0bgdRtXDMf_jKSO4o6ebQkgfeVvruArq64fDRf8ElIoos-LzzhtYxDN3WB90Rp2CTllCf8apI8ruEeM0rU_Omnab4CNeypvOrZOkJwqE7yEMwAQTJomLR-0_qGUT6kZSbSQWlYBELQ5PZSHVxWvuVHDmY5aqKm5wOg5JFxQ255E78kJltxPGzGFqjhlMRcX6XvqMnUX3HUlJ9ZknAY4q7k1ffD756QA9XylZddm9s3YE7lwHblZaqSJ0z7iTfMje13GfY5PXQgdqrcZ2hrv4nzn00qCNwuCrX3CSZ_w_OTGgaRQno4YK1JtJJYwvC__kVz6Z&smid=share-url

A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans

Some groups are new, some are longstanding. Some are local, others national. Over the past two years, they have become vastly more organized, well funded, effective — and criticized.

The New York Times
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I agree. We have been circling the drain since at least Goldwater. His movement proceeded to Nixon, Reagan put the happy face on it, Bush 1 furthered it, Bush 2 laid the groundwork of lies for Trump. Trump accelerated it.
Republican politicians and voters stand for nothing. Never had any principles as far as I am concerned.
Dec 13, 2022 at 9:53pmWeb