• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I don’t understand your point. Democrats also historically haven’t been the party of outright evil and fascism.

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      12 hours ago

      That there will be no turning point. Once the mechanisms for fascism have been established, unless an actual revolution happens, the next government will always abuse them.

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        10 hours ago

        So by this logic, if Democrats win back control of our government, they will also deploy the military to maintain a police state, arrest and prosecute political enemies, and deport immigrants by the thousands? I can see your point to some degree but I don’t really buy any of the things I listed would be the case.

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          6 hours ago

          No but they do like the idea of keeping their options open. There’s a reason they haven’t codified so many basic protections and relied on historical precedence and decorum instead.

          And even with Trump they haven’t shown a willingness to admit their mistake and learn their lessons in this regard. They’ll write Trump off as a fluke and keep making all the same mistakes, including the repetition of many far-right talking points.