Comments by "KGS" (@kgs2280) on "History Of GOP Slide To Fascism: From Eisenhower To DeSantis" video.

  1. Good conversation, Thom. You nailed it. Our whole system needs a massive overhaul, back to the traditions of FDR. Bernie needs to be involved in it.
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  2. I think we’re already pretty deeply embedded into the oligarchy part, and are on the razor’s edge with the ability, very soon, to slide into the full-on fascist side. It’s going to take some extraordinary heroic actions (although there aren’t too many heroes in Washington, but, hopefully, there are enough), and it needs to be done very quickly, or we’ll be totally screwed (if I can say that here). Voting alone will help, but we need serious action by the democrats, hopefully with the association of some of the more rational and clear-sighted in the GOP. They will need to work in concert to put forth great ideas, and work very quickly to implement those actions. They will have to run roughshod over Mitch McConnell (as he has always done to Democrats, and with glee in his eyes) as well as the other delusional, conspiracy-addled trump suck-ups. It will need to be a pitched battle with a scorched earth policy. ASAP. I can’t see anything less working, and we’ve been doing much less for far too long.
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  3.  @gandydancer823  I have the book, but haven’t read it yet. I’ve seen her talk.
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  4. He’s good trouble!
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  5. Absolutely! If they don’t, the next evil guy with some actual smarts, unlike trump in that last part, will know he can get away with absolutely anything. And there we’ll be, living in a fascist country with a dictator.
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  6.  @gandydancer823  And one of the top leaders was the father of Charles and David Koch, super right wing rich guys who greatly influenced Ronald Reagan, and were responsible for the “dumbing down of America” philosophy (gotta make the masses dumb so they’re easy to control), and have been involved with many right wing politicians ever since (one of them died a couple of years ago, but his son follows in his footsteps). They really pushed our country backward.
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  7.  @carycunningham9510  Sadly, I think you’re right. Nobody in government seems to want to work that hard or be that strong.
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