Speaking on sacred ground in Normandy, the president correctly drew parallels between America’s enemies in World War II and the threats we face domestically and globally today.

With these words Biden addressed the bitter irony that haunted the commemoration ceremonies. While D-Day occurred eight decades ago, America is now just five months from an election that could bring to power a man and a movement who embody and celebrate the twisted authoritarian values of the enemies we sought to defeat so long ago.

Fascism has not gone away. The tactics of the Nazis to employ racism and demagoguery to divide society and enable their seizure of power and their gutting of democratic institutions currently are the playbook of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

  • anticolonialist@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    529·
    6 months ago

    Your method isn’t working, that’s like repeatedly banging your head on the wall wondering why the fuck you have a headache.

    • kiku123@feddit.de
      61·
      6 months ago

      I guess I don’t understand. If you don’t vote, then the Democrats will move further right to grab more of the Republican votes…

      • anticolonialist@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        210·
        6 months ago

        Good, let the 2 of the duke it out to see who wins. Theres only room for 1 right wing party in the US.

        Even if I did vote their actions reflect that they dont care what voters think, or that we have any influence on policy