From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: What fascists and dictators do #1: "The parallels are not
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:36:27 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-04-10 11:17, Skeeter OG wrote:
> In article <vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
> says...
>>
>> "...and they're not accidental".
>>
>> "There?s a new dress code in Trump?s Washington, and it?s straight out
>> of a dictator?s playbook. Loyalists in the regime?congressmen, senators,
>> the whole parade of sycophants?are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
>> pins, a garish little tribute to the man who?s turned the White House
>> into a shrine to himself. They?ve been quietly told to ditch their
>> congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
>> It?s not a suggestion; it?s a loyalty test. And if you?re paying
>> attention, it?s a chilling sign of where this country?s 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. Pavlou?s caption nails it: ?Welcome to MAGA Maoism.?
>> The pin, a golden relief of Trump?s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue
>> suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
>> frame?a red circle with the Chinese leader?s face, a relic of a time
>> when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren?t
>> subtle, and they?re 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.
>
> He doesn't do that.
>
> You are drunk on MSM kool aid.
Really?
Why are they wearing faux-gold lapel pins of his face?