"Hitler and the nazis came to power because conservative leaders helped them and refused to do anything to stop them, even as they dismantled democracy. The nazis were used by the Mitch McConnells of their day." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"The German conservatives' hatred of the left and love of power brought a mass-murderer to the helm. They knew who Hitler was; he was already infamous. They were not naive: they just loved power, and hated the left." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"In the US, we have the Federalist Society -- a far-right organization that helped Trump pack the courts to ensure a white male autocratic patriarchy. We will be living with the damage they did for decades." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"Once again, the GOP is setting the stage for another Trump to come to power and have an easier time staying in power. We see this in GA with the attacks on any election official who attempts to uphold the rule of law." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"FBI head Christopher Wray, coming out of the Federalist Society culture, is a danger to democracy. His FBI has minimized the threat of white supremacist violence -- the most lethal threat to the US -- and focused on left-wing groups." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"Hitler, like Trump, would speak of 'law and order'. What 'law and order' really means for them is 'living above the law.' To unleash raw power and never be held accountable. To be a cult of narcissists -- that's the US far-right elite." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
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"The FBI has a white supremacy crisis under Christopher Wray. They could have stopped the Capitol attack and didn't. This refusal is rooted in the Federalist Society's desire to uphold white supremacy. Why has Biden kept Wray in power?" -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"On January 5, we announced a @gaslitnation special episode to talk about the January 6 violence, because we knew it was coming. We told you months before that it was coming -- the place, the date. We told you, and the FBI did not." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"The FBI saw the Capitol attack coming -- after all, it was publicly announced by the perpetrators -- and either decided to look the other way or look on with approval." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/sleeper-…
"It's been two months since there was a violent attack on the Capitol resulting in deaths. The people at the top in this mafia cohort surrounding Trump -- Stone, Bannon, Flynn, etc -- are still not being prosecuted for their role in it." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/electora…
"The aftermath of the Capitol attack is a total disaster from a democracy point of view. It's been played very well by the instigators, who are inside our institutions. The attack was an inside job. It was planned early." -- @ruthbenghiat on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/electora…
"When Trump had the rally, he wasn't just inciting violence. He told the crowd 'I love you, you're special, our journey is beginning.' January 6 was a rescue operation of the leader. It reminded me of early fascism." -- @ruthbenghiat on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/electora…
"There wouldn't have been fascism without WWI. The wounds were new; the scale of psychological damage was new. People became desensitized to killing and hearing about killing. They had their lives turned upside-down." -- @ruthbenghiat on @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/electora…
"Fascists find favor after times of rapid change. Gender emancipation, racial emancipation, labor movements. Figures who simultaneously promise to turn the clock back *and* shake things up begin to emerge on the political scene. These are the strongmen." patreon.com/posts/electora…
"All strongmen are very skilled at mass communication. They know how to be whatever the culture needs them to be. There has to be turmoil in society that is viewed by some as apocalyptic, so they seek a savior in the strongman." patreon.com/posts/electora… -- @gaslitnation
"The story of mercenary Israeli intelligence firm Black Cube, which threatened Obama officials with Trump's approval, has been almost entirely dropped -- even though one of the officials they threatened is now up for a Biden admin role." -- @gaslitnationpatreon.com/posts/why-does…
"GOP Senators are obsessed with Colin Kahl's tweets on politics, but the tweets everyone should be looking at are the ones where he describes being targeted by Black Cube -- a terrifying situation that was never resolved." patreon.com/posts/why-does…
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"The threats to Kahl and Ben Rhodes were so severe that they prompted an investigation into Black Cube by Elijah Cummings in 2018. How did that turn out? Cummings abruptly died in 2019 and Congress dropped the inquiry."