Okay, so, American here who has been telling fellow Americans “it can happen here” for years about various shit. Because I know it can. There’s no reason it can’t.
But seeing someone use that expression to say that something happening in the US could happen elsewhere just made that phrase click in a terrifying way.
Totally agreed. But I’m saying it. We’re fucked. Even if Trump loses, best case scenario is a couple years of delay. We’re not addressing any root problems, and a trump loss only plays into the idea that we’re somehow destined to avoid the shit that happens elsewhere.
Okay, so, American here who has been telling fellow Americans “it can happen here” for years about various shit. Because I know it can. There’s no reason it can’t.
But seeing someone use that expression to say that something happening in the US could happen elsewhere just made that phrase click in a terrifying way.
It can happen here.
It has already happened
Oh God
It happened in Hungary when Orban decided to break bad and shoot for being president for life.
It happened in Russia when Putin orchestrated a series of false flag “terrorist” bombings to help seize the presidency which he hasn’t really ever relinquished control of (regardless of official position) at any point between then and now.
We really are fucked
That’s not what I’m saying. All I’m saying is that everyone really needs to pay the fuck attention, and that fascists should be given no quarter.
Totally agreed. But I’m saying it. We’re fucked. Even if Trump loses, best case scenario is a couple years of delay. We’re not addressing any root problems, and a trump loss only plays into the idea that we’re somehow destined to avoid the shit that happens elsewhere.