Dan

January 6th, 2021 — Trump fascists try to violently overthrow American democracy — and fail.

February 24th, 2022 — Putin fascists try to violently overthrow Ukrainian democracy — and fail.

January 8, 2023 — #bolsonaro fascists try to violently overthrow Brazilian democracy — and fail.

Fascist tyrants worldwide are on the attack, but they will continue losing as long as freedom-loving people resist in solidarity. We pull through by pulling together. #lula #brazil

Jan 8, 2023 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadPhil Stevens Jan 9, 2023
@the_dan It's not a failure when the instigators are still at large. Justice includes accountability.
Show threadDanJan 9, 2023
@phil_stevens agree that we need accountability, not only for justice but for safety. They did fail to achieve their immediate objectives though, and it’s important to name that.
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 9, 2023

@the_dan If it keeps happening more regularly, there's more chance they won't fail.

We're doing absolutely nothing to address the anti intellectualism that got us here.

Show threadDanJan 9, 2023
@BridgetClinch I agree that the more they try, the greater the likelihood that they succeed. But I see anti-intellectualism as one of many of their tools rather than the root cause of their movement.
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 9, 2023
@the_dan what do you think caused this if not decades of anti intellectualism?
Show threadDanJan 9, 2023
@BridgetClinch I think of anti-intellectualism as nitrogen in the soil. Fascist leaders are the farmers.
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 9, 2023

@the_dan hmm

Sort of, but all the ruling class benefit from anti intellectualism, it has kept 2 party systems alive, enabled oligarchy and neoliberalism, this just seems like a natural progression

Show threadDanJan 9, 2023
@BridgetClinch I see anti-intellectualism as a pre-condition and a tool, not as the prime driver, and I don’t understand your argument to the contrary (or if you are still arguing to the contrary)
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 9, 2023
@the_dan I just see it as one of, if not the main thing that needs to be undermined and defeated in order to get back on track as a society
Show threadDanJan 9, 2023
@BridgetClinch a thing that we need to be undermine, I agree. But I don’t think it’s the main thing or that it can be fully defeated.
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 9, 2023
@the_dan and what is?
Show threadDanJan 10, 2023
@BridgetClinch I don’t think fascism can be eradicated altogether. It’s too opportunistic and preys too easily on human nature. It can only be overpowered by a confident and inclusive majority.
Show threadBridget ClinchJan 10, 2023
@the_dan I think it can, but only if the whole of society values critical thinking, comprehension, and information literacy