Juggling With EggsApr 21, 2023

I guess I’ve wondered for a while now how we will know the moment when fascism has unequivocally arrived either in the US or UK.

There were Jews who recognised that same moment in 1930’s Germany and made escape plans.

I’ve just witnessed a number of GoFundMe pages on here for trans people to escape from the states they had long called home.

That moment is no longer a theoretical possibility, it’s sadly arrived. We can’t just pretend it’s not happening. We need global action.

Show threadDan ShickApr 21, 2023
@JugglingWithEggs the difficulty is that people such as yours truly and presumably you as well have been warning about fascism in no uncertain terms for years (7 in my case), and people just don’t want to hear it.
Show threadHeather
@datn @JugglingWithEggs
An out of state friend asked me today if I was mad about Texas trying to enforce the ten commandments and prayer time in public schools and I was only slightly annoyed. She said, "but the slippery slope," and I said we are already halfway down the slippery slope. They are literally trying to kill and imprison women, queer people, Black people, and their families. This current issue, which would typically make me super angry, seems quaint at the moment. And I'm sure that's intentional, to exhaust those who would oppose their avalanche of oppression. And I'm sure they are trying to build another test case for the Supreme Court to overturn precedent and let these religious extremists ruin more lives. But, gosh, it's really hard to maintain that level of anger every single day when they are bringing something terrible to the legislature every single day. The laws they are passing right now don't help anyone.
Apr 22, 2023 at 12:17amWeb
Show threadDan ShickApr 22, 2023
@Heather @JugglingWithEggs sure they do. they help white supremacists hold and build power. they put judges in place years ago for this. they’re playing a very long game, something we on the left are tragically bad at.
Show threadSarah HooverApr 22, 2023
@Heather @datn @JugglingWithEggs that’s exactly it, the effort and energy involved with being so angry all the time is meant to be exhausting. Emma Dabiri said something that has been rattling around for me- that solidarity rather than anger provokes action and forms communities. That means not only doing something about it but supporting each other when we are exhausted. This is a long-term effort, it will take a lot of people together.