From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: What fascists and dictators do #1: "The parallels are not subtle..."
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:20:23 -0400
Organization: None
Mitchell Holman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> 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/
Just saw a video with an asshole wearing a T-shirt with a number of sections
listing people who need to be targeted, such as Mitt Romney and (of course)
Nancy Pelosi). Sick.
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semantics. :-(
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