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    I don’t know… This is the path Sweden has been seeing for some time, so not too surprised. To draw as close parallels to Musk’s Nazi salute as possible: Last general election in Sweden, the far right still gained ground. On the election night, one of their front line public personas raised her arm and started to say the swedish version of ‘sieg heil’ but changed one of the words last moment and closed her fist. Everyone on the right, liberals, conservatives, still wants to collaborate with them. The next election, for EU, the same party is playing the ‘auslander raus’ song and a partymember happens to sing the words onto a journalist microphone. Still full collaboration by the right for this party.

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    We didn’t just realize it now, we knew since before 2016. It’s Americans that seem to have forgotten.

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      hold up, nobody forgot.

      40% of us tried desperately to stop it from happening

      40% of us willingly voted for a dictator for some kink

      20% of us refused to vote because “both sides are the same” (or some dumb shit like that)

      point is, some of us are just as much of victims as y’all are.

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        I’ve seen supposed democrats rally against their own interests because their candidate wasn’t the perfect example of virtue; because Harris didn’t deviate far enough from Biden’s policy on Gaza, or because her candidacy was pushed through instead of another potential candidate. I’ve seen them vote for that hopeless independent because they’d rather risk four more years of Trump than accept Harris’ imperfections. They are complicit, and now they get to burn in that dumpster fire. Only 1459 days left of that, then, who knows.

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          How about instead of fighting against strawmen you start fighting against fascist my brother in the divided states.

          It was always gonna be harder than just voting anyways, but even then there’s always good reason to fight and to hope.

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            It was always gonna be harder than just voting anyways…

            what a foolish perspective.

            yes, it’s hard to fight against tyranny. but it’s even harder when the tyrant’s boot is on your throat.

            this country gave up on the dream of a better tomorrow and turned its back on billions of people for what?

            I’ll be turning my back on them now, building my own little corner of paradise.

            call me when the fights start, I’ve got enough rage in me to burn across a hundred thousand skys and it would be a shame if the tyrants never felt it.

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    They didn’t elect a funny orange. They elected a puppet controlled by the Nazi Billionaire Club.

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    They did in 2016 and the prophets of doom were wrong then too.

    He’ll just be a shit President again. Now with additional senility.

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      His presidency was an absolute shitshow the first time. This time they’ve got project 2025, and hes specifically filling roles for their loyalty over any actual expertise. If that doesn’t concern you, nothing will.

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      idk man…dude straight up told everyone in his speech today that he’s head bitch now and he’s gonna do whatever the fuck he wants to whoever the fuck he wants.