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
Show threadAndyHDec 13, 2022

@TonyStark

We should've let the South secede.

Show threadLili Von ShtuppDec 15, 2022
@AndyHarrison @TonyStark that's not helpful.
Show threadTony StarkDec 15, 2022
@AndyHarrison @LiliVonShtupp Throwing sections of the country under the bus is definitely not helpful. I feel like I’ve said that so many times…
Show threadRoberto Da CostaDec 15, 2022
@TonyStark @AndyHarrison @LiliVonShtupp People try to do that to us in Florida all the time and we hate it. I’ve never voted for a Republican and don’t need told to just leave the US.
Show threadBenCisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️Dec 15, 2022

@Sunspot @TonyStark @AndyHarrison @LiliVonShtupp Alabama resident here. Descendant of slaves. I find the "should have/ let's just let them secede" trope to be singularly useless.

Not to mention you can now find neo-Confederates across the entirety of the United States. Where exactly are YOU going to run?

Show threadUnprecedented 2023
@BenCisco @Sunspot @TonyStark @AndyHarrison @LiliVonShtupp Hmm. Sad.
Dec 15, 2022 at 6:54pmWeb