Reich calls out the Führer, there’s a headline that writes itself.

Early warning signs of fascism:

1.) Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism

2.) Disdain for the importance of human rights

3.) Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause

4.) The supremacy of the military/avid militarism

5.) Rampant sexism

6.) A controlled mass media

7.) Obsession with national security

8.) Religion and ruling elite tied together

9.) Power of corporations protected

10.) Power of labor suppressed or eliminated

11.) Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts

12.) Obsession with crime and punishment

13.) Rampant cronyism and corruption

14.) Fraudulent elections

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

• Martin Niemöller

Just in case people don’t know the original.

Looks like Robert Reich is in the Fediverse

• https://masto.ai/@rbreich
• https://masto.ai/@rbreich/114216565157603145

We’re past the point of speaking out.

I would like for you to consider why the US constitution outlines free speech in its first amendment, and the right to bear arms in the second. The reason why is not that different than the principal of charity, or the social contract of tolerance. The first amendment outlines and sets speech, language, as the first step in challenging authority. But implicit in that principal, is the idea that governments are precluded from not listening, or not being available to that speech. It is literally in why the US constitution is structured the way it is, in putting limits and restraints on governments, not people.

We have devolved long past the point where free speech is respected by the US government, under any interpretation of the words.

The second, is an enshrining of the right to to the use of violence when the first is no longer being respected.

Trump’s implied support for Erdogan is also considered to be one of the reasons why Erdogan’s trying this hard to keep himself as the leader even though protests are riling up all around the country. Speak out for us too.

You need to do more than speak out though. We’ve been speaking out about Trump for a decade and he’s was reflected and is currently breaking America to rebuild it into some kind of dictatorship.

i like to speak up in loud bangs

We need to disappear this regime.

I wasn’t aware that “we” were taking it lying down.

“speak”

I’ve said this in another post, and I’ll say it again.

Where are the resources? Where are the leaders? Where are the groups?

People are scrambling right now because there are a million people screaming and no one leading nor taking direction. We need courage, focus, and precision to win but everyone is acting spineless, scattered, and aloof.

We need every single person online using TOR and/or a VPN. We need an underground railroad. We need protocol to fight against ICE raids. We need places to find weapons (yes, even in blue states because a lot of people still don’t own). And most importantly, as our greatest civil disobedience, we need to stop paying federal taxes. I would even like to go as far as a general strike.

So how are we going to get this and more together? Or are we instead going to sit and cry about this?

I never thought that I would under a fascist dictatorship. What will the history books say about this.

But what if he can disappear people who speak out?