Oberst EnzianDec 18

“I started to think of this as ‘The Cassandra Song.’ It plays as follows:
1. Trump (or senior people in the movement) said (insert bad outcome or values).
2. We had good reasons to think he/they meant it.
3. We had good reasons to think his base wanted it.”

We weren’t disbelieved. We were gaslighted by those around us. The majority of Americans have always been fascists. They knew what we said was true. They’re actually in favor of it all.

https://archive.ph/2025.12.18-115931/https://newrepublic.com/article/204254/survey-2024-election-cassandras-trump-2025

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Show threadOberst EnzianDec 18

*Cassandras are not reasoning on the basis of fear; rather, their reasoning has led to a conclusion that is frightening. Indeed, I would say being a clear, critical thinker is the first of the things that make someone more likely to have ‘got it’ early…*

I’m reading this as: “normal people are too stupid to be clear, critical thinkers so they went along with fascism because they’re stupid.”

Sounds accurate.

Show threadViolette Nightshade
@oberstenzian sounds absolutely fucking accurate. We clearly are not normal people 😈
Dec 21 at 7:36pmWeb