John Carlos BaezDec 2, 2023

This is on my mind all the time now. I don't think it's inevitable, but our weak response to this growing possibility makes it more likely. Please, everyone, fight back now when it's easier.

You can read the article here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20231201202312/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/

Here are some things you can do:

1) Vote for the Democratic presidential nominee.

2) Talk to people: inform the uninformed.

3) Contribute money or time to the Democratic presidential campaign.

4) Help get out the vote, for example:

https://traindemocrats.org/blog/ultimate-guide-gotv/

5) Contribute money or time to organizations who are fighting voter suppression, like the ACLU:

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/

A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.

There is a clear path to dictatorship in the United States, and it is getting shorter every day. So why is everyone behaving like normal?

The Washington Post
Show threadMaineCDec 2, 2023
@johncarlosbaez "Die Ereignisse von 1933 bis 1945 hätten spätestens 1928 bekämpft werden müssen. Später war es zu spät. Man darf nicht warten, bis der Freiheitskampf Landesverrat genannt wird. Man darf nicht warten, bis aus dem Schneeball eine Lawine geworden ist. Man muss den rollenden Schneeball zertreten. Die Lawine hält keiner mehr auf.
Show threadMaineCDec 2, 2023
@johncarlosbaez Sie ruht erst, wenn sie alles unter sich begraben hat.
Das ist die Lehre, das ist das Fazit dessen, was uns 1933 widerfuhr. Das ist der Schluss, den wir aus unseren Erfahrungen ziehen müssen, und es ist der Schluss meiner Rede. Drohende Diktaturen lassen sich nur bekämpfen, ehe sie die Macht übernommen haben."
Erich Kästner, Über das Verbrennen von Büchern
L Thorne McCartyDec 2, 2023
Show threadJohn Carlos Baez

@mainec - Thanks. English translation:

"The events from 1933 to 1945 should have been combated by 1928 at the latest. Later it was too late. One must not wait until the struggle for freedom is called treason. One must not wait until the snowball has become an avalanche. One must stop the rolling snowball, since no one can stop the avalanche. It only rests when it has buried everything beneath it. That is the lesson, that is the conclusion of what happened to us in 1933. That is the conclusion we must draw from our experiences, and it is the conclusion of my speech. Threatening dictatorships can only be fought before they have taken power."

Erich Kästner, Über das Verbrennen von Büchern

Dec 2, 2023 at 5:49pmWeb