Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: What fascists and dictators do #1: "The parallels are not subtle..."
From: Mitchell Holman <noemail@aol.com>
Organization: ViperNews - www.vipernews.com
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:48:48 +0000
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote in news:vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me:
> "...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-cabinet
> loyalist>
>
> "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.
>
Remember when assault weapon pins
were all the rage with Republicans
after a nutcase using one shot up
the school in Uvalde Tx?
Members of Congress Are Wearing AR-15 Assault Rifle Pins
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
https://time.com/6253690/ar-15-pins-congress/