George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽From thuggish tactics used to maintain control, to crony appointments undermining the rule of law, Trump’s brand of politics mirrors the worst of fascism. As we watch, it’s clear: We can’t ignore these parallels to past dictatorships. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/lessons-in-fascism-revisited
Plumbmonkey@georgetakei I understand some Chinese CCP disidents have drawn an erie parallel to when Mao destroyed the bureaucracy with the red guard to Doge. We do have some trouble to deal with.
Be_Outside@georgetakei
If it's "parallel" to fascism... if it "mirrors" fascism.... It's fascism.
It's not "like" fascism.. it is.
And it's not "coming" ... It's here right now. It's happening now.
If it's "parallel" to fascism... if it "mirrors" fascism.... It's fascism.
It's not "like" fascism.. it is.
And it's not "coming" ... It's here right now. It's happening now.
SearingTruth"The truth is that the Constitution fails to defend itself, enduring only in the brave hearts of those who would uphold it."
SearingTruth, A Future of the Brave, 2005
ReallyCanadianFly@georgetakei Orwell is often described as predicting the future. He was describing the past and the present at the time. Dictatorships/totalitarian/etc. regimes all pretty much follow a similar playbook. Chump, his cronies, and his masters are all following a very well written playbook used for millennia.