Does it feel like most Americans are ignoring the insane rise of fascism?

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61. One of the problems right now, Marius, is the American press

There have been some recent exceptions, but overall our media follows the entertainment factor rather than exposing the GOP's political undercurrent, the rising and dangerous romance with fascism. Republicans have openly exposed their embrace of characters like Orban and Putin, the whole strongman persona. The cult of personality is writ large in Republican circles and/or shrugged off by so-called establishment types.

All of this is unAmerican and anti-democratic.

Yet the media by-and-large refuses to meet the challenge, ferret out the political rot, the corruption and hate while right-wing media hails the populist, theocratic surge with open arms.

I share your angst over what's been going on in the country, the disgusting display of 'otherism,' the scapegoat techniques so frequently used by GOP strategists. The rise in antisemitism, racism, sexism and all the other symptoms you mentioned are a clear and present danger.

As is the potential for violence.

The alternative for those of goodwill is to fight back with our voices and votes. The country has been here before and we managed to hold the line. We are the majority and we need to use that to our advantage, rather than a go-with-the flow mentality which history has taught is morally, culturally and politically suicidal.

That's not to dismiss your fear bc I share it. Though not a Jew, I was raised Catholic and RCs have never been popular or trusted by the haters.

They come for you, they come for the rest of us; history is replete with that simple truth.

Which is why we need to fight this with everything we have. We're fighting for our lives. We're fighting for our future. We win by standing shoulder-to-shoulder.