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thinkingagain

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4. Thank you for that but of hope

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 04:08 PM

Nov 18

I really hope and pray you are correct.
That has been my biggest fear the USA turning into a dictatorship or such

I also see that with social media, internet
Survellience Cameras etc
We are a easy target for catch and grab and
Interrogate. Etc

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Why our current situation is different from 1934 and the Third Reich. [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 18 OP

I wish I had your optimism about the US public tgraf66 Nov 18 #1

But who is going to dare report that we are under a dictatorship kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #2

Germany's Economy Was Crap in 1933 Renaissance Man Nov 18 #3

"They made the trains run on time" Strelnikov_ Nov 18 #7

Thank you for that but of hope thinkingagain Nov 18 #4

yeah, we know Dems ALWAYS have to clean up repuke mess Skittles Nov 18 #5

Not just a dictator-wannabe Bettie Nov 18 #11

We have learned the hard way how weak and fragile our democracy really is. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #6

We will have Friendly Fascism, the title of a 1980 book by Prof. Bertram Gross bucolic_frolic Nov 18 #8

Trump shits on tradition, ignores protocols, and doesn't believe in the Constitution CanonRay Nov 18 #9

On the flip side...technology of fascism have improved, and who will intervene? lostnfound Nov 18 #10