Did the celebration of might, power, guns, weapons, the military, strutting, coarse manliness make you queasy?

Did you wonder where all this would end, the need to see more and more people as the enemy, the justification of lies, cruelty, ruthlessness? The supervision of citizens, so that you had to watch everything you did or said for fear you, too, would be rounded up?

Or was it easier just to go along with it all?

#Trump #fascism #militarism #violence #Nazis
/3

What did you hear in church on Sundays? What did your priest or pastor say? Did they talk about how Christian symbols and Jesus himself were being twisted and misrepresented to justify the rampage of hate and cruelty that were fueling the regime?

When almost everything that you were told was a lie, how did you hold onto your sanity, your moral center?

#Trump #fascism #militarism #violence #Nazis
/2

"One supporter in the courtroom began to cry as the judge announced her decision.

The case is widely seen as a bellwether for whether the government can deport people for constitutionally protected speech, with momentous implications."

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #MahmoudKhalil #violence #cruelty
/9

“'There is no indication that Congress contemplated an immigration judge or even an attorney general overruling the Secretary of State on matters of foreign policy,' said Judge Comans as she made her ruling [permitting Trump to deport Mahmoud Khalil]."

~ Delaney Nolan

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #MahmoudKhalil #violence #cruelty
/8

https://zeteo.com/p/breaking-mahmoud-khalil-can-be-deported

"They have no blankets or pillows, no visits or phone calls, and they mostly sit in silence all day long for fear of being punished by the armed guards wearing balaclavas. Abuse, torture, disease, and death are all rampant. There are mass graves for the prisoners who die; their families are not notified of their passing."

But, hey, what's to worry about? My crypto account is soaring!

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #Venezuelans #ElSalvador #violence #cruelty
/7

"men lined up so tightly that they must kneel with their heads on the backs of their neighbor, their eyes lowered, their heads shaved during the intake process. They can then expect no sunlight, inadequate food and water, and housing in cells where 80 to 100 men are kept shoulder-to-shoulder."

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #Venezuelans #ElSalvador #violence #cruelty
/6

"Last month, 238 Venezuelans were abducted and deported to a prison in El Salvador, El Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT). The images of said prison should shock even the most jaded conscience:"

~ Kate Manne

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #Venezuelans #ElSalvador #violence #cruelty
/5

https://katemanne.substack.com/p/how-women-get-sent-to-the-dog-house