Thread by @didikins4life

“I decided to take a deeper look at democracy under stress and began reading what is now more than a dozen books on Europe in the 1930s.” This thread is from Bill Moyers article from “Moyers on Democracy” billmoyers.com/story/we-hold-… /1

“Trump knows how to appeal to a variety of concerns with promises that can be both attractive and contradictory. Because no population is educated enough, sensitive enough, or ethical enough to see through the deception, “the danger is very great indeed.” /2

“It may in fact be one of the chief weaknesses of democracy that democracy can lead to tyranny just as well or perhaps even more than other political systems...
This president is no friend of democracy.” /3 #FascismHasComeToAmerica

“He has declared himself above the law, preached insurrection by encouraging armed supporters to “liberate” states from the governance of duly elected officials, told police not to be “too nice” while doing their job.” #FascismHasComeToAmerica /4

“He has gloated over the ability of the Secret Service to turn “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” loose on demonstrators — to “come down on them hard” if they get too “frisky.

He has politicized the Department of Justice while remaking the judiciary in his image.” /5

“He has stifled investigations into his administration’s corruption, fired officials charged with holding federal agencies accountable to the public & rewarded his donors and cronies with government contracts, subsidies, deregulations, and tax breaks.” Cartoon by Claytoonz /6

“He has sought to politicize the military..as his orderlies unleashed chemical fumes on peaceful protesters/all so he could use them as stage props in a photo op, holding up a Bible in front of a historic church, just to make a dandy ad for his re-election campaign.” #Fascism /7

“He has purged his own party of independent thinkers & turned it into a spineless, mindless cult while demonizing the opposition.
He has purloined religion for state & political ends & desecrated the most revered symbols of Christian faith by converting them to partisan brands”/8

“He has recruited religious zealots for jobs in his administration, rewarding with government favors the electoral loyalty of their followers.
He has maligned and mocked the disadvantaged, the disabled, and people of color.” #FascismHasComeToAmerica /9

“He has relentlessly attacked mainstream media as purveyors of “fake news” and “enemies of the people” while collaborating with a sycophantic right- wing media – including the Murdoch family’s Fox News — to flood the country with lies and propaganda.” #FascismHasComeToAmerica /10

“He has maneuvered the morally hollow founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, into compromising the integrity of the most powerful media giant in the country by infusing it with partisan bias. #FascismHasComeToAmerica /11

“And because truth is the foe he most fears, he has banned it from his administration and his lips.
The man in the White House has taken all the necessary steps toward achieving the despot’s dream of dominance.

Can it happen here?

It is happening here.” #Fascism /12

“Democracy in America has been a series of narrow escapes. We may be running out of luck, and no one is coming to save us. For that, we have only ourselves.” #FascismHasComeToAmerica #SaveOurselves #WeThePeople /13

This thread from Bill Moyers must-read article: billmoyers.com/story/we-hold-… /14 #FascismHasComeToAmerica