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McManasaur's avatar

We have historical context for people not standing up to authoritarian regimes and their reasons for not doing so are no longer nuanced or debated.

I might also add that the turn in the Vietnam war, which we never won a resolution, was public discourse and disagreement with the war. The public and the folks who purport to serve them aught to find the spines and stand up.

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The Real Cornpop's avatar

100%. People must remember that it's not as if the Press has never been in a precarious, dangerous position in recent memory where they then did the genuinely brave thing: risked it all.

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Graeme Jackson's avatar

The most succinct and poignant examination of where we are right now on the inevitable slide towards fascism. Thank you for writing about this.

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The Real Cornpop's avatar

I deeply appreciate this, thank you so much

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Sam's avatar

Incredibly well put

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The Real Cornpop's avatar

Thank you so much for this comment. I really could not stop thinking about the serendipity of today, the words of the Talmud, and where we are as a country

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