HeavenlyPossumAug 27, 2025

US Democrats are so enamored with the idea that Trump is “distracting” because a fundamental pillar of US liberalism is that nothing real can ever happen. It’s just not allowed. So when real things do happen, like a fascist takeover and military occupation of the US capital, they can only conceive of it in terms of messaging, of signs and symbols.

The real world ended in 1992, after the Soviet Union collapsed and Bill Clinton became President and neoliberalism settled in as The End of History.

The first real thing that will ever happen to many of these people will be their own deaths.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/dem-strategists-urged-party-trump-military-takeover-1235415635/

Dems’ Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump’s Military Takeover

Democrats’ favorite research firm told Democrats to avoid discussing Trump’s “rising authoritarianism” and focus on tariffs instead.

Rolling Stone
Show threadHeavenlyPossumAug 28, 2025

Took all of 10 seconds to find one in the wild.

https://social.vivaldi.net/@mls14/115102453798996374

SouprMatt (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Having a gun in your home substantially increases your risk of death from a gun. People with guns are at higher risk of being harmed by a gun than those without guns. That’s why I know those pushing for people to “buy guns” do not care about others’ well-being. It’s a smart-ass response from people that gave up on the idea of self-government and think everybody else should too. Sorry, but the adults in the room are CURRENTLY working on ways to solve this without violence. And the Kolektiva Keyboard Klowns (KKK for short?) are cowering and clowning telling others to buy guns while they sit back and hope to pleasure themselves watching the ensuing violence.

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Ask KatzeffAug 28, 2025
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#liberals of mastodon, what advice would you give, knowing what we know now, to a German in 1934?
Aug 28, 2025 at 4:06amWeb
Show threadPeter BlokAug 28, 2025
@HeavenlyPossum Move to another country when you're amongst those directly targeted, fight back when you're brave enough, stay low when you're not. Anyway, your life will change considerably.
Show threadHeavenlyPossumAug 28, 2025

@PeterBlok

Genuinely good advice

Show threadGary HoustonAug 28, 2025

@HeavenlyPossum I was curious about what it was like in 1934, and found this bizarre article:

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/218946128

SEES FATAL END SOON FOR HITLER - SYDNEY PROFESSOR INTERVIEWS DICTATORS. Mussolini an Iron Man. - The Dalby Herald (Qld. : 1910 - 1954) - 2 Oct 1934

Professor E. G. Waterhouse, of Sydney University, who has for several months been touring Europe and during that time had ...

Trove