America's fall into fascism clearly explained

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@bobtato

OK, so Fascism Is Here – a lot of us have been saying that for quite some time – but what’s next?

As far as I’m aware, the historical prognosis is not good; societies that reach this point do not spontaneously de-fasc. We know how it went with Nazi Germany, obvs: it got very, very, very bad and was only stopped by epic-scale violence. What other models are there?

Here’s one alternative:

Resistance, non-violence and civil disobedience

Those of you who’ve been here a while will probably be aware that I have been calling for revolution in the USA ever since Trump appeared. Quite frequently, people react to this by accusing me of promoting violence. Which is, to be honest, rather frustrating. I have never called for the use of aggressive violence, and I consistently promote methods of non-violent resistance. However, it is true that I believe that oppressed people have the moral right to defend themselves and pursue justice by…