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(47,604 posts)The world view in Robert Ludlum's novels:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ludlum
"His depictions of terrorism in books such as The Holcroft Covenant and The Matarese Circle reflected the theory that terrorists, rather than being merely isolated bands of ideologically or politically motivated extremists, are actually pawns of governments or private organizations who are using them to facilitate the establishment of authoritarian rule. "
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So the terrorists are aligning and colluding. Apartheid boy is supporting neo-Nazis. Predictable and expected. On budget, on time.
sop
(11,587 posts)Elon's story will end like all Shakespearean tragedies. It won't be a happy Act 5.
Mike 03
(17,378 posts)(former) allies will decide they've had enough of this threat to their democracy.
niyad
(120,664 posts)sop
(11,587 posts)And a fifth floor window.
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RainCaster
(11,651 posts)Elon is so certain that he won the election for TSF. His ego is taking credit for the decades of support that the GOP received from Vladimir Putin. I think this will offend Vlad who has not only money, but an ecosystem of intelligence operatives at his bidding. Elon will fall out of a window - and I will smile when I get that news.
Bluetus
(294 posts)Musk has been talking on the phone a lot with Putin recently. But I can't find reporting of the last time Musk was physically in Moscow. I'm betting he doesn't go there in the next year or two, or fly one of his corporate jets anywhere near Russian airspace.
KS Toronado
(19,703 posts)and tsf is getting his orders directly from Putin relayed through Musk.
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LuvLoogie
(7,585 posts)He knows Musk only furthers that decay. The populace of the world is a mess that can be dealt with in time. Putin is now aiming at control of our military regime. He wants to remove the civilian control of our military, to fully unleash our Fascist DNA. This democracy is exhaling it's death rattles while the brain cells die.
Irish_Dem
(59,717 posts)But I was thinking our own CIA or military intelligence officers.
Had enough of fascism.
If we are thinking about it, I wonder if they are too?
ETA: But your idea about our allies doing it has merit.
UK owes a solid. We saved their asses in WWII.
And Canada doesn't fancy being a US state.
MiHale
(10,894 posts)That would mean getting them all together in one place
thats hard to do.
I really cant think of a place like that..
sop
(11,587 posts)MiHale
(10,894 posts)Didnt really want say it.
niyad
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sop
(11,587 posts)niyad
(120,664 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,729 posts)do remember that few Caesars managed to avoid being killed.
Voltaire2
(14,878 posts)The Republican Party and AfD are politically aligned. There is a global fascist political movement. Le Pen's National Rally, Farage's Reform Party, Orban's Fidesz: they are all part of this.
MayReasonRule
(1,938 posts)It's not surprising to me.
I'm in Louisiana.
Louisiana is a fascist theocracy.
So is Texas.
So is Oklahoma.
So is Arkansas.
So is Mississippi.
So is Alabama.
So is Georgia.
So is Florida.
Mike Johnson's residence is less than twenty-miles from the childhood home in which I reside.
I've been screaming about the rise of theocratic fascism for thirty years.
Fascist depravity is now paraded as patriotic glory.
Fuck all that.
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hadEnuf
(2,795 posts)Swede
(34,869 posts)Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.
Bertolt Brecht
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Farmer-Rick
(11,538 posts)Again.
And the Supremes handed him the tools to do it.
angrychair
(9,893 posts)Who knew the Apartheid loving drug addict also supports neo-nazi political groups in Germany? Of course he does.
This really has to be one of the worst versions of reality.
Just want to be happy and not struggle every damn day trying to process this shit.
a kennedy
(32,324 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,988 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,988 posts)Archae
(46,892 posts)I'd like to see some more evidence.
MayReasonRule
(1,938 posts)AllyCat
(17,221 posts)Here in Wisconsin where the guy ran into all the people. Should a president step down because someone is a really bad driver?
JMCKUSICK
(604 posts)I'm not very good with searching for stuff like that.
Stpaoulboy
(14 posts)Evil plays the long game. The Maga Republicans have sold their souls if they ever had one. They are the remnants of Neanderthals. We will need to be strong for the coming storm. I just had a good conversation with a republican coworker, I said I worried about staying in NATO and I believed in the right for Ukraine to defend itself from invaders. He agreed. So hopefully people start pulling their heads out of their ass.
DetlefK
(16,493 posts)A few months ago, the AfD came out as the strongest party in the state-elections of the german state of Thuringia. As such, they were awarded the privilege to get the first try at forming a government, to be ratified by a parliamentary vote.
By chance, the speaker-pro-tempore also happened to be an AfD-member. He violated the House-rules by refusing to acknowledge an attempt by a Representative to ask for a motion. There was a huge scandal and a court had to step in and the whole affair was ruined with political scandal.
EXCEPT...........
The speaker-pro-tempore later accidently admitted in an interview with a right-wing outlet that their plan had been all along to manufacture a scandal that would need to be settled in court, to generate publicity for the AfD party on social-media.
Outraged, the other parties voted to change the House-rules and banded together to form a coalition-government that excluded the AfD.
In short: The AfD sabotaged their own chance to actually govern a state for their very first time, because clicks&views are more important to them.
LittleGirl
(8,499 posts)45 so mad that the personalities blows to come, will be epic.
Those two hot heads will fall out soon enough. I don't even give it 6 months.
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sarisataka
(21,284 posts)Coming Soon to a Country Near YOU!
Basso8vb
(458 posts)He will burn.
Bengus81
(7,496 posts)Mosby
(17,642 posts)There is no reason to modify his post, it's wrong when they do it and when we do it. I think he is a uniquely dangerous person to our country, all the more reason to maintain our high standards of integrity.
Link to tweet
MayReasonRule
(1,938 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:30 PM - Edit history (1)
His meaning was neither lost nor misconstrued.
Thank you for posting the full context for those that desire to visit the fascist cesspool that is X.
AllyCat
(17,221 posts)South Africa doesnt deserve him, but deport this asshole.
Martin68
(24,732 posts)AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)Blue_Tires
(56,730 posts)He's been an open white supremacist for years now