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Today, I am rather emotional, not angry, just sad, Ive known since trumps first term it was the beginning of the end for the mighty US, I am the grandkid of an actual fckn NAZI, I know fascism, I understand how fascism comes into power, I am the second generation after WWII, my father joined the Canadian Navy to guard against Fascism and drilled it into my fckn head that to always be vigilant, to always be aware, to listen to how people talk and what they say Fascism and dictators 1/2
2/2 don't come to power by military force, they rise to power because they are voted into power, the military force is use when people wake up and try fighting back, they rule through fear , make the people afraid, the regime in the whitehouse is indeed Fascist, not communist, not socialist, fckn FASCIST! Im sad because America has fallen, America IS the Fourth Reich, my grandfather told me when I was 7yrs old the 4rth reich would be born in the west, specifically from the US, 2/3
3/3 and how did he know? because he was a fckn NAZI and plans were already in place before, during and after the war.. fun fact, before the US got involved in the world wars, Fascism and Nazis thrived in the USA, did you fckn fools not know this or did you think they magically disappeared? my Father warned me, don't hate the USA, but never trust it completely, Im sad because they were right, and now here we are, Can Americans stop this? I honestly don't know , I really don't 3/4
4/4 Americans are very good at projecting and living in denial, great at starting wars , good at defending their own interests in other countries, not so good at defending themselves or their own country, Only the American people can stop this, the only other option is global war, its all on Americans now, you have been conditioned to fear difference, you've been divided, you haven't yet been conquered,but oh god you are so very close, youve been deceived into believing might equals right, 4/5
5/5 spoon fed weaponized patriotism, if, IF you get another election in 2028 and manage to form a democracy driven government, it will take generations to undo just what has been done in the first 4 months of 2025 it will take even longer to repair any trust, it took Germany fckn near 80 yrs and you still fear them on some level, the life, and the USA you know is over, there is no going back ever, I don't know what it will be like, but it wont ever be the same, even if you save your country 5/6
6/6 and by default the world it will never be the same, you will never have your life back or your country back as you knew it before this, I don't have the answer, but I do know, Americans are fckn tough and resilient, assuming you survive and overcome this, you will hopefully become a better kinder gentler nation, better educated and forever aware, and finally understand this can happen anywhere at any time, all it takes is to be told it can't happen here, to take your rights and freedoms 6/7
7/7 and democracy for granted, to not pay attention to what people say and how they say it, especially leaders or potential leaders, the rise of fascism is not new, it's everywhere, in every country, just most countries are aware, theres people in Canada working hard to make sure it gains a solid foothold here too, the only thing that stops fascism is awareness of its existence, knowing what it is, recognizing it, and voting against it, its the people that prevent it, and it takes a UNITED 7/8
8/8 PEOPLE, this is why education is so important, the more uneducated the people, the easier it is to divide and conquer them and that means EVERYONE must be educated, this is why I scream read history books, this is why vets scream NEVER FORGET! its not a fcking catchy slogan, its a gddamn dire warning to every generation! stop the fckn identity politics, stop the religious bullshit rhetoric, stop othering everyone, stop dehumanizing people, UNITE! not divide!!