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Pachamama

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53. It's not just you - agree with all you just wrote and posted

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:00 AM

Sep 16

I’m in Germany - just was talking to a historian here who asked me point blank if Americans don’t see what is happening and why aren’t they speaking out more and why there is so much capitulation.

He flat out said we are falling into fascism faster than Nazi Germany did in the 1930’s and those who oppose don’t have much time left.

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Is it just me, or is shit escalating faster than normal? [View all] LuckyCharms Sep 16 OP

25th pbmus Sep 16 #1

25th amendment? LuckyCharms Sep 16 #2

Hate to say it, but there is no institutionalist approach that is going to work. The institutions have been perverted JCMach1 Sep 16 #4

And the reason that will never happen is the 40% or more Eliot Rosewater Sep 16 #7

Not when a tipping point is reached. Education matters little. However, age does... JCMach1 Sep 16 #14

I don't understand your conclusion based on citing these demographics. Eliot Rosewater Sep 16 #18

In terms of collective action, those countries that have experienced it at least since the Arab have demographically JCMach1 Sep 16 #23

We're not Nepal. The SS would kill all of us first. LeftInTX Sep 16 #20

And who is going to do that? Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #17

Sadly, he's not insane. Just fucking evil. Oneironaut Sep 16 #70

I share your dread. nt Ferryboat Sep 16 #3

Democracy is being dismantled at a breakneck speed. BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 16 #12

Project 2025 is the blueprint they're following. rubbersole Sep 16 #35

Yes, those of us who were yelling about this eight years ago Eliot Rosewater Sep 16 #5

The worst enabler was banned FHRRK Sep 16 #9

Unfortunately everyone here is in extreme and immediate danger and it's actually going to happen now Eliot Rosewater Sep 16 #11

There is a historical record that set The Wizard Sep 16 #6

When the Soviet Union collapsed markodochartaigh Sep 16 #37

Arter the election of 2016, I did something I always used to advise against. DFW Sep 16 #43

In late 2002 markodochartaigh Sep 16 #46

Lots of big talk, but so far little real action Fiendish Thingy Sep 16 #8

Well the thing is... LuckyCharms Sep 16 #10

It's literally been less than a week. It takes time to ramp these things up. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #22

Trump is blowing up Venezuelans Skittles Sep 16 #24

Oil and other resources. mwmisses4289 Sep 16 #29

He heard Volodymyr Zelenskyy say that there would be no elections while amerikat Sep 16 #34

that's what I think, too Skittles Sep 16 #40

This - exactly JustAnotherGen Sep 16 #49

Little real action, eh? Torchlight Sep 16 #55

On that specific issue Fiendish Thingy Sep 16 #62

The fascists are worshiping a dead troll while Democrats cower in fear dalton99a Sep 16 #13

And literally playing the old NAZI... Horst Wessel tune JCMach1 Sep 16 #25

This rang true to me 3 months ago and far more so now AdamGG Sep 16 #47

Yeats markodochartaigh Sep 16 #39

I can never read that without Joni Mitchell singing it in my head. 😎 travelingthrulife Sep 16 #61

They were ready and waiting to take any spark that presented itself. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #15

Not much different than the past several months. LeftInTX Sep 16 #16

Yes, of course. H2O Man Sep 16 #19

l notice the posters who said we were wrong are no longer posting Coventina Sep 16 #21

Here's what probably prompted this post. LuckyCharms Sep 16 #26

Exactly ! Most are NOT engaged... Bread and Circuses Sep 16 #32

The closer to Epstein, the more they whine. usonian Sep 16 #27

I know this was hard for you to write. Bread and Circuses Sep 16 #31

I advocate peaceful resistance usonian Sep 16 #36

No One is coming to save us. ... I'm a peaceful person but I cannot lie. We are way past the tipping-point. CrispyQ Sep 16 #65

About Kamala Harris.. John4P Sep 16 #69

Yep! I have written to my senators Many Times.... Bread and Circuses Sep 16 #71

Maybe. I don't know if it's faster or if there's just more of it, Ocelot II Sep 16 #28

Another trigger for me today was the fact that people are worrying that LuckyCharms Sep 16 #30

I miss the days when I could call every Senator in an afternoon. Hope22 Sep 16 #33

Reading that the twisted pos Stephen Miller is going after the "left terror network"... rubbersole Sep 16 #38

The threats against the Non-MAGA world are just part of the escalation. pat_k Sep 16 #41

The more Republicans turn on him, the more desperate "they" will get. Buddyzbuddy Sep 16 #42

History doesn't always repeat herself. Shipwack Sep 16 #44

The apartment complex I live in has had its flag at half staff since Friday AdamGG Sep 16 #45

Wow! I used those same words several times over the last few days. BigmanPigman Sep 16 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 16 #50

Welcome to du Emile Sep 16 #51

Full stop? I think you'll be "full-stopped" in a minute, you one post wonder. LuckyCharms Sep 16 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 16 #57

MIRT whack-a-troll RandomNumbers Sep 16 #58

They're very quick. Kudos to MIRT! LuckyCharms Sep 16 #59

It's not just you - agree with all you just wrote and posted Pachamama Sep 16 #53

K&R spanone Sep 16 #54

Miller smells blood. underpants Sep 16 #56

Me too. I have a bad feeling Kirk was the sacrificial lamb Trump chose to start his travelingthrulife Sep 16 #60

Same here. I feel fear and rage and mostly dread. mountain grammy Sep 16 #63

"Trump is a cornered animal..." live love laugh Sep 16 #64

Don't forget that Trump apparently told Putin at their recent meeting "I will help you"... AntiFascist Sep 16 #66

Your concerns are spot on. yellow dahlia Sep 16 #67

They are losing followers at a rapid pace. They are going down in the polls. They cannot have the sex files become Clouds Passing Sep 16 #68

I don't think it's any worse than it has been. Elessar Zappa Sep 16 #72

nothing is going through Congress. WhiteTara Sep 16 #73