Jeff JarvisFeb 20
I asked Der Spiegel to share this important interview with Robert Kagan in English. @bredow made it happen. This is how American media should be talking:
"We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/u-s-historian-robert-kagan-we-are-watching-a-country-fall-under-dictatorship-almost-without-resistance-a-d262290b-cca0-4c2f-945d-2ef3b64c574f?sara_ref=re-so-app-sh
U.S. Historian Robert Kagan: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"

The Cold War? Child's play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

DER SPIEGEL
Show threadferricoxide
@jeffjarvis @bredow

It's not that people like me don't want to resist, it's that, outside of "go commit random acts of mayhem", what can we do that meaningfully stops it? I, and at least those I've broached the subject with, are all pretty much resigned to "when they come for us, try to make them pay for it in as much blood as we can". Given the power of the state, that's probably a lot less blood of the state's representatives than our individual own.
Feb 20 at 8:54pmWeb
Show threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Feb 20
@ferricoxide @jeffjarvis @bredow That's the point Kagan made in a nutshell, the public are pretty much resigned to wait till they come for them, instead of organising, finding exploiting weak points, arming up, creating security zones, generally preparing for civil war on the streets if need be, instead apathy and resignation reign. Learn from countries that successfully resisted the might of the US in the past and build on that.
Show threadferricoxideFeb 21
@byrnensorg @jeffjarvis @bredow

As the sole earner for a household with a disabled spouse and working in a field where getting put on a watch-list means becoming unemployed (and, thanks to the US health-insurance system, losing access to expensive, life-sustaining medical care) "waiting" (and preparing) is pretty much my only option.
Show threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Feb 22
@ferricoxide @jeffjarvis @bredow I don't wish to sound flippant or idealistic but have you thought of relocating to another country, at least on a short term basis. From the picture we get in Europe, the U.S. is not going to change direction any time soon. You might be able to contact a relative, or even find remote work to allow you to work from any location. You may want to consolidate your assets, assuming you haven't done so already. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Show threadferricoxideFeb 23
@byrnensorg @jeffjarvis @bredow

Heh... Yeah. As things have been transpiring. definitely something I've had at back of mind. I've watched more than a a few "places that are easiest to expatriate to" (no place is easy, especially if you're not single and free of other concerns) and "details you need to account for" types of videos, yes. Unfortunately, while we have savings, they're in retirement accounts, rendering them effectively untouchable for another decade. All other assets are even more illiquid.
Show threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Feb 23
@ferricoxide @jeffjarvis @bredow I'd have a look at those $1 Italian homes that were in the news recently. Now the stipulation is you have to put about $20,000 of work in it to bring it up to standard but if you had any Italian relatives so much the better, once there, they have a better health system. Something to consider.
Show threadferricoxideFeb 23
@byrnensorg @jeffjarvis @bredow

No Itailian relatives. Closest I have to recent non-US relatives would be arrivals in the second half of 1800s from Germany and Scotland. For Germany, would need at least one of my grandparents to have been German-born.