https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/slouching-into-fascism/
"The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s
leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.
In the end, faster than I imagined possible, it did happen here. The precise
moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from
democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians,
but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed.
I think many Americans wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous
moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Instead, this is
exactly how it happens — a blurring here, a norm destroyed there, a
presidential diktat unchallenged. Then you wake up one morning and our country
is different.
Something is materially different in our country this week than last.
Everything else from here on out is just a matter of degree and wondering how
bad it will get and how far it will go? Do we end up “merely” like Hungary or
do we go all the way toward an “American Reich”? So far, after years of
studying World War II, I fear that America’s trajectory feels more like Berlin
circa 1933 than it does Budapest circa 2015."
Via Bonobo and Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
