13% of Democrats agree with Trump on that.

What the actual fuck?

  • archomrade [he/him]
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    527 hours ago

    The US has a growing fascism problem

    It does not go away with Trump. I wish democrats would address it instead of pointing at Trump like he’s an aberration

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      Fascism is the problem. Trump is a very notable symptom, but many others are also to blame for the fascism issue, including some democrats. I believe this fixation with Trump is due to people wanting simple answers to complex problems.

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        55 hours ago

        The fixation is because there is no clear line of succession. If he fails, who steps in? They’ll splinter and fragment. They’ll still be deplorable, but less effective when not united behind a single authoritarian leader.

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          Like how democrats splintered and fragmented when Biden stepped down?

          They’ll reform and continue gaining power in lower-level positions until the next election, like they’ve been doing since 2020

          I cannot emphasize how naieve it is to think this problem will go away if all we do is beat trump, or even if he dies or gets incarcerated.

          • @[email protected]
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            52 hours ago

            Democrats aren’t authoritarians. It’s a bad comparison. Democrats are always fragmented, it’s virtually a defining characteristic. Post-Biden unity has been quite unusual.