This was obvious too at the rallies, where they not only threatened people, but they were comfortable to spout this stuff openly, the way my family was comfortable among themselves. 14/
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That NYT article about the Neo-Nazi was problematic, but in truth, you would be absolutely shocked by how many people you interact with daily who are sympathetic to fascist and Nazi ideologies. 23/
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If you come from a family of them, if you lived in a town of them, you've seen this, heard this, but probably never thought they'd come out openly. 24/
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Unfortunately, they've always had power, but now they're gaining more and they're more open about this fascism, which means that white supremacists are in turn gaining power. 25/
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It was a thin wall between these people and these white supremacists. That wall has been demolished. 26/
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To get past this, we're going to have to treat fascism like a disease and quarantine it. Take away its seat at the table. And we're going to have to get back to making education a priority. 27/
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Rising college costs and student debt have meant that people like my family are not only less likely to get educated, but that they look at education with a sour grapes mentality. 28/
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They thumb their nose at education because they can't afford it. Their ignorance becomes a characteristic they have to own and grow proud of. 29/
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If we can prioritize education again, and stigmatize fascism/Trumpism, we might be able to make it past this situation. But if we don't, we could be staring down a really horrific hole. 30/30
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When my [very racist] cousin told me in 2008, “I guess I’ll vote for the little colored guy…" I thought, “Okay, he's still racist, but we’ve turned a corner!” Little did I know we were just walking around the block.
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I live in Luzerne County PA - famous for flipping. Every single day I speak with people who don't even realize the racist, fascist white supremacist ideals they embrace, and in fact, live. Not joking.
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And, many Dems still don't want to believe it. Many on the left are still in denial and that is dangerous.
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