About the worrisome trends of fascists/authoritarians

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MsAmerica · 09/11/2024 02:28

I normally don't bother adding to threads that get insanely long, so I thought I would separately mention this:

I'm heartened by the posters here who are rightly worried about Trump and others like him.

And I'd like to mention a book I've just finished:

How Democracies Die
By Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/

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Justcallmebebes · 09/11/2024 22:04

PlumViper · 09/11/2024 03:42

well considering how educated the voting public in general are, we need a better system otherwise trump would not be in power

Yep. Totalitarianism, that's what we need. Take the vote away from the uneducated, great unwashed cos they never vote the right way

Pisspotical · 09/11/2024 04:00

Maybe the rise in fascism is due to the poor alternatives we are faced with at the ballot box?

This Labour ‘disappointment’ of a government makes me concerned that this country will end up with a fascist leader at the helm. This government appears to be supporting/benefiting nobody and I fear people will become angrier if they continue in this vein. Traditional Labour governments stood on a platform that we were once familiar with. I genuinely don’t know what this government’s intentions are, other than to apparently punish the working classes indirectly. They used to be their voice.

Can’t we just have a decent, honest, fair centrist party that will benefit everyone to the best of their abilities. It appears not?

PlumViper · 09/11/2024 03:42

well considering how educated the voting public in general are, we need a better system otherwise trump would not be in power

username7891 · 09/11/2024 03:12

What did you learn from it?

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