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Zeke Smith's avatar

Love this. Thank you.

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Zack's avatar

Good article as usual. Minor correction: The NYT columnist is Jamelle Bouie.

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Bonnie's avatar

We Americans are in a no win desperate situation, a world of shit, no paddle. The floundering corporate "democrats" and our rigged corrupt system, enshrined by the founders, and our rigged supreme court, have allowed fascism to advance, flourish and threaten all of us. over the last 8 years (and probably longer). Tragically, the dems have sold out to big money. They haven't had a coherent strategy of real governance in a long time. I'm scared. We need to give our very lives to save our country and STAND UP by the millions, all over the world now, or we will give up our lives to death or slavery. I don't believe I am overstating it .

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Bob Tomashevsky's avatar

A skunk cabbage by any other name..... Emphasis on what's going down and what's not being done might have a better aroma....

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Elizabeth Ortiz's avatar

Your comment about current "entertainment" culture was also important. I have only seen the promos for the films and tv shows coming out, but wow, what a picture of the world they paint!

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Paul Street's avatar

The last time I was in a theater, the promos for future movies before the flick I went to see were chilling as Hell: one mass homicidal dehumanizing and sadistic shit show after another....

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Elizabeth Ortiz's avatar

Yes. Even big movie stars are in alot of the films.

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Jazzme's avatar

Paul

You came out swinging in this critic of MSM.

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Paul Street's avatar

This is sort of Part 1. I am now finally reading the special Atlantic issue with 24 short essays on "If Trump Wins." Will do a short piece on this special MSM production this or next week.

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Anarchist Buddhist's avatar

In the late 1960s and 1970s, Irish Republicans were warning that the United Kingdom was becoming a fascist state, or already was a fascist state. (Note that in this context Republican translates essentially to “Marxist who believes that Ireland should become one united socialist democratic republic.”)

https://www.connollybooks.org/product/fenians-against-fascism-badge

https://www.connollybooks.org/Anti_Fascist_Action_Badge/p4147702_21164510.aspx

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Stewart Whisenant's avatar

REVOLT!

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