“Democracy sustains capitalism. Capitalism thrives in a democracy. And, right now, we are dealing with, as I called him at my speech on the Ellipse, a tyrant,” she said, referencing her rally last year on the White House Ellipse in Washington. “We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That’s what we’re dealing with right now in Donald Trump. And these titans of industry are not speaking up,”

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    Yeah, completely overloaded and missed used term at this point that doesn’t reflect the realities of anything in today’s world outside of antiquated boomer speak.

    She needed to grow a spine and say fascist.

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      Half this country was exposed to 30+ years of Cold War Propaganda; it’s a very powerful force to draw upon, especially when they are under the spell of the current propaganda. It’s useful to try to get one propaganda to overwhelm the other propaganda inside their brains. It’s like saying something about Palestine to your generation. Or about communism lmao. Over rides the thinking side of your brain even decades later. It’s just emotionally charged and full of false imagery that you perceive as an individual. But the fact remains is he very much running a Stalin like government. Calling him a commie and pointing to the 30 years of commie propaganda is useful politically. Ironically, it upsets, your keyboard communists.too which is magical.

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        They aren’t real people. When you compare election results to the popular political opinions on lemmy it becomes obvious there are bots in this echo chamber.

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          I mean they are real people. In the real world they are everywhere. Morons in echo chambers. A small town with a national radio outlet can become an echo chamber…. People seem to like it in there. Solace for those who can’t afford homes I guess