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I come from a fascistic state. I can tell you exactly what it looks like. Everybody's terrified. All of the time. Some are terrified of the government, but most are terrified because of government propaganda. Every person who's strange in any way is a threat to be eliminated. Violence is everywhere bubbling just under the surface. Everywhere are calls for unity. You keep your divisive thoughts to yourself. You become a jumble of secrets >> @[email protected]

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As fascism rises,

In my suburb the following will probably happen -

More “othering” of people, more intolerant statements (Eg on my suburb’s Facebook groups) about for example homeless/unemployed people, and with higher ratio of upvotes on such statements.

Less nuance permitted — “you’re either with us or against” attitude, less shades of gray

Racist dog-whistling statements, become less subtle and greater in volume

@[email protected] @[email protected] Folk perceived to be outside of accepted society will run the constant risk of being subject to vigilante violence, imprisoned, and enslaved by the state and its allies.

The state will exert more direct control over the various police forces. Lethal outcomes will become more common.

Lists of folk with unacceptable politics will be developed by, or encouraged to be developed by, the state. Hiring such folk will be discouraged and penalized.

@[email protected] @[email protected] people I am close to will be rounded up and deported. Their US born children will be left without parents or forced to join their parents in a country they don’t know. Me and my entire family will be targeted with threats or real violence by neighbors or others who know our background and where we stand. Our property will also be targeted. Won’t be able to travel to see family even if we don’t cross the border because checkpoints will expand.

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Forced vaccination. Concentration camps. Children taken from their parents. Social credit score basic income. 15 minute cities. Ban on meat. Ban on home grown farming. No right to drive your own car. Flying only for elite. Vaccine passport everywhere. AI "Factcheck" and report on all conversation text and spoken.

No more memes 😭

Basically all the things that socialists wish for.

@[email protected] @[email protected] I decided to answer this in a poem-of-sorts. It's not a hypothetical but a glancing retrospective reflection of my time living in a well-established #permaculture #ecovillage:

@[email protected] @[email protected] The Outskirts of Inside Jokes : Masses of a people who share culture, made to believe they can’t disagree peacefully in public theater, by those with stake in the circus. 85% of inner-city children illiterate & countless more aliterate, in a country with free basic education. Public school teachers within inner cities who have NO HELP, against BILLION DOLLAR backed MIND VIRUSES spreading via algorithm that incentivize children to MURDER EACHOTHER. Public school teachers in “red-zones” that can’t make ends meet. The people the government sold crack for, being positioned in an adversarial manner financially & politically, against the people the government sold crack to…by the government. 🎭

@[email protected] @[email protected] I'll focus on some of the smaller stuff: Environmental and land use laws will be gutted to allow unregulated development. Coastal access laws will be gutted to allow exclusive beachfront mansions. No cops will wear cameras, ever, but Ring doorbells will be mandatory. Masking in public will be prohibited, even for health reasons. Court filing fees will soar, and all trials will be bench, not jury. Only country music concerts will be allowed in public venues (really).

@[email protected] @[email protected] This is such an interesting question. One thing that occurs to me is that it will be "fascism plus." Everybody has an arsenal now, not just the military & militias. Fascism & Confederacy Redux, all with toxic masculine vigilante improvisation.

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If things keep going on its current course, more capitalist money would flow in to keep autocrat powers ruling over working class Americans.

Choices would be taken away either financially (blue) or idealogically (red).

More rights will be pulled back as the systems in place will get worse and worse due to its need for more money.

Propaganda is already running rampant and it'll get worse as more people will fight against the system.