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@mtracey I mean if you prefer the term 'authoritarian', or 'fascist tendencies', fine. But what a strange thing to protest on.

@KyleKulinski Because if a fascist were to seize the reins of state it would ethically necessitate violent rebellion.

@mtracey Why? Non-violent resistance/ civil disobedience is an option, is it not?

@KyleKulinski No

@mtracey Why?

@KyleKulinski Because if the most powerful state in the history of the planet implements fascism, nonviolent resistance is utterly useless.

@mtracey how do you know? It's worked plenty of times.

"Petty authoritarian know-nothing" or similar works well enough. When you use the word "fascist" you open up a horrible can of worms.

@mtracey Muslim ban, deporting all undoc. immigrants, "open up the libel laws", media blacklist, "we have to take out their fam..", really?

@KyleKulinski That's not fascism. Fascism has a very particular meaning.

@mtracey @cenkuygur since most folks have no understanding of the word, it doesn't matter

@IRaiseUFacts @mtracey @cenkuygur fascism is an economic and political program that combines corporations w/the State

@IRaiseUFacts @mtracey @cenkuygur fascism is gov't-corporatism...when been under that for a while

@cedantarmatog1 @mtracey @cenkuygur *we've The US has been under an extreme right wing authoritarian gov't for awhile?