This seems important, that the 1930s German courts helped fuel the rise of fascism — by going light on rightwing coup plotters and criminals.
We are learning a lesson like this today in America and I hope we learn it fast enough.
nostr:npub1vuly3cafv6uyxell8vq5ryeldxr3few85vxf9uzp5w0wlpmgqphskwjwy6 and quoting nostr:npub1t07z8epxzlr4uvplvc7n30lt9gyuyy6gn7y3dk049rjx4ngpytgsvtnm3q on the article he wrote that got cut.
David Rothkopf thinks that even if Trump loses in court or in 2024, our system will remain profoundly broken — due to
"a decades-long systematic effort by those on the right to promote minority rule in America and, in particular, to ensure that the interests and power of a small fraction of Americans—primarily rich, white, Christian men—would remain protected."
#Trump #Republicans #WhiteChristianNationalism #MaleDominance #patriarchy #WhiteSupremacy #MinorityRule
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-losing-in-court-wont-save-us-democracy
nostr:npub1lzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qedjhl3 yes we need Court reform and media reform if we want to fix our democracy
I will die on this hill:
We will not fix our democracy until we start doing criminal prosecutions of the wealthy again. Not just weakly using DPAs and fines
and prosecutions of corporations.
Musk and the hospital execs in the news today must face threats of *jail*.
No fine will ever break a billionaire— they just pay out some funds and move on. But criminal charges can take down their lifestyle and hold them truly accountable.
#musk #doj #trump #indictment
Trump has clearly never seen Ted Lasso and this supports the idea that he’s an empty soul and horrible person.
#indictment #trump #uspol #tedlasso
On Musk, and democracy, neofascism, and Thiel:
What’s happening with #Twitter now is very similar to how Trump built the MAGA GOP: dominance.
Musk is forcing #journalism to scrape and beg. Reinstated accounts are tweeting happiness to be back.
That’s the “dominance politics” playbook. The authoritarian, #neofascist playbook. The way to fight is to pull out.
nostr:npub1fucytrdanjvh7lzlf2ryeq2gsxmh0mk3yrdk25h425e8hnz0ca0qayt83e re: Trump, 2017:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reporters-need-to-pull-out-of-trumps-dominance-rituals