The shooting of Oscar Belgal in New York City adds to the tally of similar incidents since Trump began his second term.

  • Carmakazi@piefed.social
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    27 days ago

    I’m not even confident it would kick off a civil war, because that requires an actual opposition with militant capacity and intent. More like it would fast track the fascist one party takeover under the “pressure” of a “radical leftist insurgency.”

    Nobody talks about the “German Civil War” before the Nazis secured power, even though there were street brawls and assassinations associated with the before years.

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      27 days ago

      The first rule of opposition with militant capacity and intent club is you do not talk about opposition with militant capacity and intent club.

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      27 days ago

      i think- or maybe i’m wishing- that there’d be a more coherent resistance. if i’m being honest about the available evidence though, that doesn’t seem actually very likely.