Authoritarianism in the 2020s

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Re: Authoritarianism in the 2020s

Post by pErvinalia » Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:03 am

Hamas is definitely a problem. But Islam isn't necessarily. There's plenty of Muslims who live in peace.
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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Tue Aug 26, 2025 4:53 am

Some giddy Trumpist dweeb in the Department of Homeland Security public relations crew has come up with a 'clever' taunt. It's directed at anybody who objects to their jackbooted fun and games with the life of Albrego Garcia (latest is that they want to deport him to Uganda). The Trumpists have long expressed disgust at the media trope of describing him as a 'Maryland man.'
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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Tue Aug 26, 2025 5:28 am

No doubt I've mentioned it before and I don't think I'm the only one to say this, but when they first created the 'Department of Homeland Security' in 2002 shortly after the USA PATRIOT (we have to just trust the government to protect us from terrorists even if it means infringing on rights and liberties) Act, the name struck me as having an authoritarian resonance. Homeland echoes Fatherland, surely a coincidence. As a governmental department it's really coming into its own with this administration.

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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Aug 26, 2025 7:46 am

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