Paul Schoe

The English Cory #Doctorow in a brilliant analysis.

- Fascists come to power by mobilizing grievances. By choosing a scapegoat, fascists can create support from people who are justifiably furious that the services they rely on have collapsed.

- Fascism – what Hannah Arendt called 'organized loneliness' – can only take root when people stop believing that their society will reward their lawfulness with an orderly and humane existence.

#Democray #Trump
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/always-great/#our-nhs

Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Two other quotes:

- Everywhere, political leaders are rejecting generations of failed austerity in favor of "sewer socialism" – the idea that you get people to trust their government by earning that trust.

Zohran Mamdani is fixing 100,000 potholes in the first 100 days, despite the multi-billion dollar deficit that outgoing Mayor Adams created by "running the city like a business"

- "Socialism or barbarism" isn't just a cliche – it's actually a choice on the ballot.

#Politics #Democracy