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bearboiblake@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I think a democratic leadership might be able to arrest the slide towards a dictatorship, but the chance of that is quite low - it would require a socialist to win the democratic nomination, and I just don’t see that happening. Anything less than a socialist would inadequately address the underlying material conditions which foment fascism, so there would be four years of neoliberalism or social democracy or whatever, another four years of worsening conditions among the working class - thereafter, the authoritarian dictatorship would come into power.

I think the best way - probably, the only way - to prevent dictatorship would be for the working class to continue organizing and building a people-led direct action movement, like the Black Panther Party did.

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Hubi@feddit.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I think the best way - probably, the only way - to prevent dictatorship would be for the working class to continue organizing and building a people-led direct action movement, like the Black Panther Party did.

Except there is no chance of this happening once the republicans have fully established their totalitarian regime.

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- bearboiblake@pawb.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Authoritarian regimes are only ever toppled by resistance movements like this, but they’re MUCH harder to build once the authoritarian regime tightens its grip. That’s why we need to do it now, instead of wasting time campaigning for Gavin Newsome or whatever fucking ghoul the democrats nominate.
  
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  - Hubi@feddit.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    Authoritarian regimes are only ever toppled by resistance movements like this
    
    This is patently false. Remember Nazi Germany? My Grandparents sure do. There are countless other examples of dictatorships solidifying their grasp and unless there are outside factors, the population will never revolt or be unable to do so. The brain washing will continue until there is nobody left who thinks of resistance. You have a small window to regain control now, so use it. Nobody will come to help you.
    
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    bearboiblake@pawb.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yeah, that’s a fair point, although, Nazi Germany was toppled by literal communists and there were very successful resistance and partisan movements throughout the regime.
    
    The brain washing will continue until there is nobody left who even thinks of resistance.
    
    I don’t think that’s true. At the risk of being cringe, I’ll quote Nemik’s manifesto from Star Wars Andor:
    
    There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.
    
    Authoritarian regimes are generally quite unstable compared to democracies, because humans naturally resist being oppressed. You’re totally right that it’s harder and that we need to organize now, and that’s what I’m trying to encourage people to do.
    
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