From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: What fascists and dictators do #1: "The parallels are not subtle..."
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:58:22 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
"...and they're not accidental".
"Thereâs a new dress code in Trumpâs Washington, and itâs straight out
of a dictatorâs playbook. Loyalists in the regimeâcongressmen, senators,
the whole parade of sycophantsâare now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
pins, a garish little tribute to the man whoâs turned the White House
into a shrine to himself. Theyâve been quietly told to ditch their
congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
Itâs not a suggestion; itâs a loyalty test. And if youâre paying
attention, itâs a chilling sign of where this countryâs headed."
<https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist>
"The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who regulates
radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S., proudly wearing
one of these pins. Pavlouâs caption nails it: âWelcome to MAGA Maoism.â
The pin, a golden relief of Trumpâs unmistakable profile, sits on a blue
suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
frameâa red circle with the Chinese leaderâs face, a relic of a time
when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels arenât
subtle, and theyâre not accidental."
You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.
#1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.