cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/78177

President Donald Trump bragged that his administration “took the freedom of speech away” from protesters who burn the American flag during a rant against anti-fascists on Wednesday. While speaking about “antifa-inspired terror” in a meeting on the anti-fascist movement, Trump touted his recent executive order instructing Attorney General Pam Bondi to find ways to prosecute people who burn the…

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  • cecilkorik@lemmy.ca
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    5 天前

    I wonder how many people will eventually realize they became fascists. I wonder how many people will ever feel bad about it. I wonder about the world. I really do.

        • MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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          Problem with Naziism is you eventually run out of outsiders to murder and you have to close ranks every now and then to push a few people out.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      As an American: a truly depressing proportion of my countrymen treat our (deeply fucking imbecilic) politics like (American) football teams. The players and coaching may change, but they will ALWAYS support “their guys”. It’s so fucking stupid and it’s probably going to kill us all. I suppose the silver lining is that it’s going to kill the stupid people too.

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      There’s historical precedent, although I’ve never looked into how many Nazi supporters after WWII convincingly claimed they regretted what they did, if any.