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kentuck

(115,280 posts)
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 09:52 AM Aug 2025

It is later than you think... [View all]

The promise of fascism is on our doorstep. But, at what price?

Everything they do is premised on a lie, masquerading as a "half-truth".

They will promise you safety and security. They will promise that the grass in your parks will look like golf courses. They will promise you wealth beyond compare. They will distort reality and attempt to re-write history. They will tell you how great you are doing.

But, what must you surrender?

First of all, you must surrender your freedom to move around as you wish. They will intimidate and instill fear in the citizenry. People will be afraid of being arrested or deported, or sent to a foreign prison, even by accident. You will lose the freedom to assemble.

You will become afraid to speak up because they may show up at your door asking for an explanation. If you cannot assure them of your loyalty to the regime, you may very well be taken to jail. They will not read your rights to you. You will surrender your freedom of speech.

The Bill of Rights and the Constitution will be nothing but a piece of paper.

We need to change our mindset. The battle is not coming. It is here.

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It is later than you think... [View all] kentuck Aug 2025 OP
AGREED JBTaurus83 Aug 2025 #1
No matter who wins the next election... kentuck Aug 2025 #3
The people who scare me the most gab13by13 Aug 2025 #2
Definitely delusional. kentuck Aug 2025 #4
The fascsts are on the march and Schumer et al are waiting in his office to accept their surrender. flashman13 Aug 2025 #8
The cake is already baked Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #5
We are an occupied nation berniesandersmittens Aug 2025 #6
...and our nation's Capital is under siege. spanone Aug 2025 #11
yes SonOfNebanaube Aug 2025 #16
We have been at war for almost a decade, Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #7
more like 80 years or more. quietly nibbling at things now the gates are open. AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #13
wrong SonOfNebanaube Aug 2025 #17
The only reason this is happening is because of the RWRE's Nigrum Cattus Aug 2025 #9
Hear, HEAR! ZDU Aug 2025 #10
Also the right wing noise machine yliza Aug 2025 #14
I believe that FASCISM popsdenver Aug 2025 #12
With a subservient and uneducated cult behind them... kentuck Aug 2025 #15
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