Freedom of speech for me but not for thee
Freedom of speech for me but not for thee
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Now they are deporting people legally in the US who didn't break any laws.
It's not even about deporting illegal immigrants anymore.
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It never was. It's always been about oppression.
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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
With Fascists it's always the same playbook: start with an easily demoniseable minority and over time extend it to the rest.
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I wish I could remember the book I read that deconstructed fascism. One of the key components of fascism is an ever concentric cone of who is in the in group vs the out group.
The goal is not fascism but cronyism. That's why fascist governments never last longer than a few decades.
When wealth and power are concentrated in a small group of people, they become easy targets to a growing angry population. People begin to realize they have nothing left to lose and will begin revolting.
Here in the US, we haven't quite reached that point yet but I suspect we'll get there within 20 years.
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