Great essay Marc. I agree totally. And it’s not as though fascism was something new and unheard of in this country. The south was fascist for most of our history, before and after the civil war, as Blacks and poor whites lived in differing degrees of oppression. Rachel Maddow has spent several years documenting the thriving pro-fascist forces in the US even while our troops were fighting fascists on two fronts. And so it didn’t start with Trump either. Beginning with Reagan the oligarchs began to destroy the limited working class victories of the New Deal and the Great Society. Those republicans who now recoil from the blatant fascism of MAGA (bravo to them) were nevertheless fine with the steady aggrandizement of the billionaires as they purchased the Supreme Court and one and a half of our two political parties, using racism and misogyny to divide and rule. And Native Americans have always lived under fascism.
But despite our shameful history of fascism and near fascism, this is still a crucial moment. We have lost a lot in the past 40 years but we can lose much more this year if we don’t defeat MAGA fascism in the election AND in the violence and disruption that will follow. I am raising my two grandchildren (ages 6 & 7). The world they’re growing up into will be scary no matter what happens this election. But at least we can push back a little by defeating Trump and MAGA so we can face all the other challenges posed by the oligarchy. Hang in there Marc and everyone!
Tnx Jeff. I have similar coverns. A 39 yr old daughtet anda 3 yr old grand daughter. It’s do or die in 3 weeks. Hard to grasp. But I would rather be her campaign than his. The covid kits to Putin are bad for Trump and inhuman.
Great essay Marc. I agree totally. And it’s not as though fascism was something new and unheard of in this country. The south was fascist for most of our history, before and after the civil war, as Blacks and poor whites lived in differing degrees of oppression. Rachel Maddow has spent several years documenting the thriving pro-fascist forces in the US even while our troops were fighting fascists on two fronts. And so it didn’t start with Trump either. Beginning with Reagan the oligarchs began to destroy the limited working class victories of the New Deal and the Great Society. Those republicans who now recoil from the blatant fascism of MAGA (bravo to them) were nevertheless fine with the steady aggrandizement of the billionaires as they purchased the Supreme Court and one and a half of our two political parties, using racism and misogyny to divide and rule. And Native Americans have always lived under fascism.
But despite our shameful history of fascism and near fascism, this is still a crucial moment. We have lost a lot in the past 40 years but we can lose much more this year if we don’t defeat MAGA fascism in the election AND in the violence and disruption that will follow. I am raising my two grandchildren (ages 6 & 7). The world they’re growing up into will be scary no matter what happens this election. But at least we can push back a little by defeating Trump and MAGA so we can face all the other challenges posed by the oligarchy. Hang in there Marc and everyone!
Tnx Jeff. I have similar coverns. A 39 yr old daughtet anda 3 yr old grand daughter. It’s do or die in 3 weeks. Hard to grasp. But I would rather be her campaign than his. The covid kits to Putin are bad for Trump and inhuman.
Thank gou Paul for ur feedback and loyal readership!
Hi Nick. Im the tylo king. But this time I meant Green (party). But dint hesitate in the future. Fat fingers and a touch of dyskexia haunt me !
Once again, you've articulated the broader ramifications of making the wrong choice(s) this November far more concisely than I can. Thanks for this.
"Well, then by all means vote Green and support Dr. Jill Green..."
I think you meant Jill Stein.
(Once an editor, always an editor.)