The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[MicShazam]

I don't doubt you're right about that. But I do wonder how many steps it would really take to roll that progress right back again.

[The Batlord]

It's not just modern cultural mores to be reckoned with, but we have actual historical precedents to give us pause. Martin Luther King shamed the whole country to a powerful extent that won't be forgotten simply because racism still exists. Will and Grace made gays likeable even if we're not sure if they should be able to adopt children.

[MicShazam]

Another 9/11 would definitely add crazy amounts of fuel to the fire.

[Anteater]

I liked how BuzzFeed got slapped down by Mueller.

[WWWP]

Originally Posted by elphenor

we are one bad terrorist incident from Trump becoming a dictator

i was just talking to jwb about this

terrorist incident, natural disaster, anything with mass destruction and casualties

but he doesn't think it'll take even that

[The Batlord]

Yeah but while 9/11 caused Americans to be more receptive to policies that were authoritarian it in no way caused Americans to question democracy in favor of authoritarianism. Democracy isn't just a political belief in America, it is a mindless fetish. It being a fetish allows for subverting democracy since Americans don't really understand what they're fetishizing but they do still fetishize it to an extent that makes overt authoritarianism a hard sell. Authoritarianism can't be directly elected or argued for, it needs to be sneakily slided in, and that's where I'm wondering if there's a glass ceiling for fascism that can't be overcome without a massive mitigating factor.

You know, like global warming. So yeah... ugh.

[Oriphiel]

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Authoritarianism can't be directly elected or argued for, it needs to be sneakily slided in

Just like Chula.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

No you wouldn't, shut the **** up.

Dude believe me or don’t but I’d die before I walked around a human barricade to get to a class I paid to attend. I guess you don’t believe me but I’d die over it.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

we are one bad terrorist incident from Trump becoming a dictator

What can a dictator do that Trump can’t?

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

build a border wall apparently

True.

Stalin would’ve only had to say it once.