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The Trump campaign aims to use today’s shooting as a sort of Reichstag fire to incite his supporters to step up street violence while calling for more state repression targeting his enemies of choice.

The Biden campaign has already paused all outbound communications and withdrawn their television advertisements, ceding the entire field of narrative to Donald Trump, who will have no compunction about using his status as a victim to advance his efforts to victimize others.

One of the classic mechanics of totalitarianism is that protecting the safety of the leader becomes a justification for violence against large swathes of the population.

As centrists join the far right in paving the way for totalitarian rule under Trump, we have to organize to defend our communities. If you have been in denial about the challenges ahead of us, this should be a wake-up call to find each other and prepare for them.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1062·
    5 months ago
    • Beer Hall Putsch Jan 6? ✔
    • Enabling Act of 1933 Trump immunity SCOTUS ruling? ✔
    • Reichstag Fire Failed assassination attempt? ✔

    Night of the Long Knives coming up next, and soon.

    • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
      321·
      5 months ago

      I am soooooo glad someone else is seeing the similarities. “Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.” Well someone studied it and said “well damn, I can do it better”

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      192·
      5 months ago

      Don’t know if I should feel vindicated after years of warning people about this and being mocked and derided and banned, or if I’m just sad that we’re allowing this to happen.

      It’s some bizarre mixture of the two, but sadness definitely makes up the bulk.