On January 24, 2017, Polish journalist and activist Martin Mycielsky published a piece on Twitter called “Year 1 Under Authoritarianism: What to Expect.” He did this warn Americans about what to expect during Trump’s first year in office, and to encourage us to fight back. (Interestingly, the document is still there, on Musk’s “X.”) Later … Read more
In 1961, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton published Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, which is a book on the psychology of brainwashing (which he called “thought reform”). Lifton’s research subjects included American servicemen who had been held captive during the Korean War, and Chinese people who had fled their homeland after having been indoctrinated … Read more
Note: I am posting this just before the 2024 Election, but many of you will be reading it afterward. Hopefully, Kamala Harris has won the Presidency and the Democrats have kept the Senate and taken the House. This is important because one of our three branches of government, the Supreme Court, is already controlled by … Read more
Welcome to the end of democracy. We’re here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on January 6th, but we will endeavor to get rid of it. Jack Posobiec, CPAC 2024. The forces which now control the Republican party are using Trumpism to permanently destroy our form of government. Ever since … Read more
I dread the possibility of another Trump presidency. Sometimes I try to imagine what it will be like with his fascist minions fully in charge of all three branches of our government. Clearly, the rule of law will be completely corrupted. Money and loyalty will determine guilt or innocence rather than evidence and facts. Our … Read more
A number of news articles have come out documenting Donald Trump’s authoritarian fascist plans if he should get re-elected. Trump addressed this issue in a recent interview with Sean Hannity. Hannity, trying to give Trump a chance to deny any dictatorial designs, tossed him a softball question. Hannity: “You are promising America tonight. You would … Read more
Donald Trump and his allies have begun mapping out specific plans for using the federal government to punish critics and opponents should he win a second term, with the former president naming individuals he wants to investigate or prosecute and his associates drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in … Read more
At the August 23, 2023 Republican primary debate, six of the eight candidates on the stage pledged that, if Donald Trump became the 2024 Republican nominee for president, they would support him – even if he was convicted. The Republican frontrunner stands accuse of racketeering, conspiracy, obstruction, and charges related to the continued effort, and … Read more