• Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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      Really sick that 40% of Americans actually want fascism. Thier grandparents would be spinning in their graves.

      Think of all the men and boys lost to WWII and today their children and grandchildren are rushing to bring on fascism. Fucking sick.

      • MeowyNinhaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Beyond beliefs is a group of selfish people gaming the system in bad faith. It is remarkably evil and possibly the greatest societal flaw of allowing money to equal power.

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        Their grandparents were fascists. These were the ppl who printed pictures of lynchings and put them on postcards

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    At what point does astroturfing cult recruitment for political power to effect less-than-democratic control of the country rise to the definition of seditious conspiracy?

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    But in other settings, he and Solheim have been more candid in their evaluations: On a recent episode of the group’s pidcast, Sharma attributed the underperformance of many Republican offices to the fact that members are surrounded by an army of “23-year-old shitheads” whose parents “sent them to D.C. to keep them as far away from the family business as possible.” On a different podcast, Solheim described the “common Hill staffer” as “single, unmarried, sad and going on drinking binges every night.”

    Ah, so these current Republican staffers aren’t pure enough. One thing about purity cults, though, is they don’t ultimately grow. They inevitably shrink as the purity standards grow ever higher (which is happening to QAnon and even MAGA). It tracks that this movement is being spearheaded by mid-20-somethings who think they are life’s protagonists.

    However, this is a piece of Project 2025 (even if unwittingly), and these motherfuckers will at least facilitate an easier transition into authoritarian rule. The fact that in three years they already have a list of 1500 young people who they’ve trained and vetted, who will vie for administrative positions in DC, should concern anyone who cares about maintaining a viable democracy.