A lot will depend on how the DEMS attempt to be "the opposition" --- so far they are falling down on the job MISERABLY --
--- some of Trump's most dangerous potential appointments (KaSh Patel at the FBI, etc.) could do on the federal level the kinds of repression we haven't ween since the mis-named "McCarthyi" era ---- they say the states are "laboratories of democracy" but that opportunity cuts both ways -- Florida and Texas are already showing how states can be laboratories of repression ---- and it definitely could get worse. Suppression of labor militancy will be a big "tell" --- John's argument might be right but I am skeptical --- the only way to really stop fascism is for there to be a real anti-fascist movement. So far, too many Democrats seem unwilling to join that fight --- but check out the Governors of California, Illinois (and Massachusetts?) --- maybe they will show the way. REmember, TRUMP hasn't been inaugurateted and his nominees have not gone before the SENATE .... On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 9:06 AM John Reimann via groups.io <1999wildcat= [email protected]> wrote: > Can Trump institute fascism? The Republicans’ recent budget fiasco, plus > one or two other developments, including developments on the labor front, > reveal a lot about fissures and conflicts that already exist within the > Trump camp and Trump’s party, and which seem likely to worsen once Trump > comes into office. There are also one or two other details that might not > be such details in the future. Combined, these seem likely to constrain how > far Trump can go. > https://oaklandsocialist.com/2024/12/22/can-trump-institute-fascism/ > > -- > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34193): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34193 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110242875/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
