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Turkey. I had to flee the country since I was part of the military, but whatever they're doing now is very similar to what happened there. Erdoğan has been in power since basically 2002 (and still going).
They replace the media with their followers. They replace the government with their followers. They blame minorities for all the problems and they wage war on them. They falsely claim the economy will get better (although everyone sees it's not getting any better). Then they change the constitution to allow the current power to stay in power for longer.
Everything I mentioned above is currently happening. After a while the power consolidates so much at the top that nobody can do anything about it.
Remember this post everyone. This user is 100% correct. If we dont act soon there will be no more acting.
Are there enough of “us” to act and not be destroyed?
Edit: I should add:
All feel probable to possible in the current environment. They just escorted all FBI agents who may have investigated Trump out of their offices for instance.
if you want to act most effectively you need to distribute the action across any many avenues as possible, to ensure as many people engage as they possibly can.
Ah yeah, I remember watching it happen. I’m sorry that it happened there, and now here as well. We really are just an incredibly gullible species.
Thank you for relating your personal experiences. I feel like a lot of people don't really have a good sense for how the authoritarian playbook works in the modern day.
If anyone wants a more professional analysis, Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian with a background in Italian fascism, and specializes in modern authoritarianism.
Welcome to the Ünited Republic of States!
Indeed and I call it AmeriKa.