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"By now, if you’re a sane and thoughtful person, on the side of democracy,
you’re probably a little worried. About a fellow called Ron DeSantis. He’s
emerged as the GOP frontrunner for President, currently beating out even Trump,
causing him to go into an enraged commotion. Why, exactly, is DeSantis so
troubling, though? I’m going to suggest that he’s the spearhead of the Third
Wave of American Fascism.
I’ll explain, after a bit of context. Some things DeSantis has done recently.
Made it illegal to say the word “gay” to kids at school. Insinuated that
teachers who do teach kids that, yes, there are LGTBQ people…are “groomers.”
Criminalized teaching…Black history…to kids. Demanding detailed personal info
about the sexual orientation and gender of kids…at universities. Signed bills
so extreme that in response, counties are banning all the books in classrooms.
Threatened teachers with criminal charges — making them
felons — for crossing
these new, perverse lines.
What’s going on here? The Third Wave of American Fascism. That’s why DeSantis
is so troubling. He represents a new, sharper, more aggressive and potent
approach than even Trump in his heyday. But I’ll come to that. First, the
waves. The First Wave of American Fascism you can think of as the America that
the Nazis studied intently, admiringly, to seek to learn how to subjugate and
enslave and annihilate the Jews, and others they regarded as subhuman. Not
coincidentally, including all the parties DeSantis seems to hate above. The
Second Wave of American Fascism was Trumpism. And yes, you can argue that there
was a wave in between — as Ken Burns’ excellent new
America and the Holocaust
documentary has, that America had its own groups on the side of the fascists
even then. Still, for simplicity’s sake, let’s stick here to to the two most
noticeable waves."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
