John Heather
A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆"What is the precise moment, in the life of a country, when tyranny takes hold? It rarely happens in an instant; it arrives like twilight, and, at first, the eyes adjust."
-Evan Osnos
Rev. Watt deFalk, O.C.D.@JuliusGoat Huh... perhaps recent calamities were started simply because GOPigs misread that as "tyranny" without the Y
Shan KellyTwilight happens gradually
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Gurtbeef Robe@JuliusGoat @DemocracyMattersALot ours had 2 main times, when Trump was sworn in and when Garland was sworn in
baguettelady@JuliusGoat I always liken it to the frog in water analogy. At first, the water is comfortable. But it gradually heats up. The frog notices and adapts until it's too late.
Anthony@JuliusGoat in this country it was when SCOTUS took away the bodily autonomy of half the population.
Ricardo Harvin@ynohtna16 You're skipping over about 500 years of history.
Led By Gilded Fools@JuliusGoat
Taking your question at face value, this interview with Barbara F Walter is worth reading, in which she discusses the metrics that predict tyranny, as well as what can be done to prevent it.
"‘They are preparing for war’: An expert on civil wars discusses where political extremists are taking this country"
https://archive.ph/duub5
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Or does it finally arrive at your door after centuries of being ignored?
Or does it finally arrive at your door after centuries of being ignored?
ShachihokoThe disgusting irony is that according to the history (or mythology) we're taught, the USA was founded to escape from tyranny. But it seems we brought tyranny with us after all, buried in our ancestors' luggage - or maybe not so buried, given that slavery and racism found fertile ground to sink their toxic roots into from the start.