Posted by /u/Theory_of_Time

Our democracy is at immediate risk, and history is repeating itself. What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing mirrors the actions of past authoritarian regimes. It took just 53 days for Hitler to dismantle Germany’s democracy. 53 days. He used executive orders, erased marginalized groups, and silenced opposition—while too many stood by and did nothing.

Trump’s executive order erases transgender and intersex people from legal recognition—just like Hitler erased Jewish and trans people from legal records before persecution began.

Elon Musk now has access to the U.S. Treasury’s financial system—just like Putin’s oligarchs seized control of Russia’s wealth to consolidate power.

Trump is erasing vital medical information from our government and silencing opposition—just like Hitler suppressed science and banned opposing views.

Trump is dismantling government agencies, firing oversight officials, and gutting institutions like USAID and the Department of Education—just like Hitler replaced government officials with loyalists to eliminate accountability.

We are on day 15, and we are running out of time. We have to make change, or our democracy will be gone.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    47
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    I’m sorry but if nobody within the establishment steps up we have about two weeks until an armed resistance would probably be necessary. At 53 days we will be failing and shody Network States.

    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 months ago

      Armed resistance became necessary as soon as Trump won the election. All that is left is to find out if it comes from within the government or from outside it.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        26
        ·
        2 months ago

        We were protesting. I am just a wage slave. I’m not Congress, who would be the people to do something but they are in on it.

          • Sanctus@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            2 months ago

            Make sure your stuff us encrypted. I estimate we have at most 2 months before it is beyond repair.

            • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              5
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              2 months ago

              I thought we’d have two months or maybe more to get this far.

              I’m banking on hours/ days, not weeks/ months.

              We need a guide for helping people de-google, de-big-tech, encrypt, VPN, and to secure themselves.

        • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          9
          ·
          2 months ago

          I was there with my fellow veterans watching the capitol get stormed (on live stream). At the time the only thing we thought that could stop it, should it go any further, was the joint chiefs.

          You and I aren’t doing anything without joining a state sponsored militia. That’s just how the game of history is played. I opt out. I’d rather live in the woods than fight in a civil war.

          You make the decisions you feel like you need to live with.

        • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          The problem everyone seems to be forgetting is that there a millions of far right lunatics in this country, armed to the teeth, that are ready to “defend America from a liberal takeover” or some stupid shit like that. The gravy seals are chomping at the bit to shoot their countrymen to defend Trump, and they have been programmed to fear an imaginary boogeyman in the left. Civil war is only a matter of time, and it will get bloody. Hell, there are people in my town gloating how prepared they are to repel the liberal invasion. We are utterly fucked and there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. Arm yourself and be prepared.

    • tisktisk@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 month ago

      Just commenting to say we are a week past your two week necessity claim. Will be back when your two month warning has expired as well

      • Sanctus@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 month ago

        And armed resistance has become necessary as the First Amendment is dead in the water, LGBTQ identities are erased, gay marriage bans are being talked of, and our government is aligning with fucking Russia, THE textbook corrupt government example. So yeah, how ya feelin’?

        • tisktisk@piefed.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          4 days ago

          I don’t feel we are beyond repair. Seems to me, there is great disorder in heaven, the situation is excellent! Now it is time to get serious once again

          • Sanctus@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            4 days ago

            As they say, when everything is falling down around me I like to believe in all the possibilities.