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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Literally no one (besides your coworkers, OP) is talking about this.[/quote]

That's...not true at all. Lots of people are watching things develop and questioning when it's time to get out of dodge. My household certainly has a "get out" plan in place, we're just watching for specific triggers.[/quote]

Genuinely curious what your get out triggers are [/quote]

Many of them have already been tripped (military in our cities, the attempts to criminalize dissent, etc.). The big one I have my eyes on is the prosecution of political enemies, which he is certainly attempting, but the court system itself seems to be holding for the time being. Now if he were to bypass the court system altogether and start locking up/executing/disappearing political enemies, journalists, and activists who are citizens, that'd be a big one. I'm also keeping an eye out for any asset seizure, revoking citizenship, etc. I'm also watching the rich people. If/when they begin to jump ship, I probably will too.

The issue with this regime is that they're attempting all the classic moves of fascism, but they are stupid and incompetent, so they haven't been entirely successful. The question is no longer "Is this a fascist takeover?" but rather, "Will this fascist takeover succeed?" I'm not yet sure enough that it will to uproot my life, and I'm not yet in immediate danger. But I have a plan and a go-bag should that change. [/quote]

What History Teaches
	•	Fascist takeovers often look sloppy or absurd until they’re suddenly entrenched. Many contemporaries underestimated the threat because they thought, “These guys are clowns, they’ll never succeed.”
	•	Large portions of the population weren’t necessarily ideologically fascist — but they tolerated authoritarianism out of fear, apathy, or because they liked the scapegoating.
	•	By the time everyone “knew for sure” it was authoritarian, it was too dangerous to resist openly.[/quote]

Yep, definitely understand the risk of underestimating them. I've really been coming to terms recently with the reality that most (white) people are ultimately going to side with these guys if it gets to that point. It's a hard truth to accept. [/quote]

My best friend and I had a conversation awhile back that was sort of about this. Basically we both agreed that we now understood how people reacted as they did during authoritarian takeovers.

Like you, I've accepted that wealthy people, and whites especially, aren't going to feel much of the effects of what's happening and are unlikely to do anything to counter it. [/quote]

I’m not sure why you think this. Plenty of fascist regimes were equal opportunity based on race. Pretty sure you aren’t out there throwing your body in front of ICE rn are you? [/quote]

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