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Trump Dictatorship and All Things Politics

The Trump administration and Elon Musk’s push to gut the Social Security Administration under the guise of eliminating fraud is a classic example of using manufactured crises to justify authoritarian economic policies.

Historically, fascist regimes have relied on scapegoating marginalized groups, blaming immigrants, minorities, or political opponents for economic woes, to dismantle social safety nets and consolidate control over public institutions.

Musk’s baseless claims that undocumented immigrants are defrauding entitlements mirror the propaganda tactics used by leaders like Hitler and Mussolini, who framed economic instability as the result of "undesirable" populations.

These cuts are not about stopping fraud; they are an assault on the working class and elderly, designed to weaken public trust in government programs and lay the groundwork for privatization, an effort that would funnel trillions into the hands of the wealthy elite.

The parallels to historical fascist economic policies are clear: stoke division, gut public resources, and centralize power. This is no longer just politics; it is a fascist takeover, and the time to resist is now.
 
fishonjazz said:
Historically, fascist regimes have relied on scapegoating marginalized groups, blaming immigrants, minorities, or political opponents for economic woes, to dismantle social safety nets and consolidate control over public institutions.
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Um wut? Fascist regimes NEVER dismantle social safety nets. Ever. Fascists implement social safety nets. That is a hallmark of fascism and pretty much all of socialism throughout history.

Apart from never happening in history, your claim doesn't even make sense on a logical level. A social safety net is part of the government. It is a public institution. You think fascists dismantle the public institution to consolidate control over the public institution that is now dismantled? How do you put those pieces together?
 
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enchilada_style said:
If I remember right, the Biden administration did not ignore the ruling but they did appeal it. Trumps people said to ignore the court ruling to not send people to El Salvador and of course Trump did in fact ignore the court ruling. See the difference?
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I see that the point went right over your head. AOC is the new face of the democratic party and she told Biden to ignore the courts. More liberal hypocrisy.
 
We'll have none of that conservative stuff on jazzfanz!! Long live the liberals and Trump haters.
 
Sardines said:
Thing is, I'm open to arguments in favor of closing down the DOE, but none have been made. All this stuff is happening and no discussion is involved. What are the pros and cons of shutting down the DOE, because their obviously has to be both, pros and cons.

Can we have a discussion? Can a thoughtful reason be presented?
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Fair enough. DOE was created by Congress and shutting it down should also go through Congress which would require some discussion.
 
Sardines said:
Thing is, I'm open to arguments in favor of closing down the DOE, but none have been made. All this stuff is happening and no discussion is involved. What are the pros and cons of shutting down the DOE, because their obviously has to be both, pros and cons.

Can we have a discussion? Can a thoughtful reason be presented?
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Silly liberal.

Discussion? Lol

Kill the DOE. That way we make the libs cry, states can divert the monies to charters and private schools with connections to Christian nationalists, and we won’t have to educate any DEI students or enforce policies that we don’t like (like equality for women or civil rights for DEIs and SPEDs).

Discussion? Lol

How quaint.
 
enchilada_style said:
Fair enough. DOE was created by Congress and shutting it down should also go through Congress which would require some discussion.
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But discussion might lead to voters yelling at us in town halls. That’s not good.

But we can’t stand up against what Trump or president Elon are doing, because they’ll primary us with their influence and money. It’s much easier to just stay quiet, do hits on Fox News, and let Elon do all our dirty work for us.

As long as we bow down to Trump and president Elon, we’ll avoid primaries. And as long as we avoid town halls, we avoid our own voters. Besides, American voters are too stupid to remember anything past a week. So we just gotta endure the next lil bit. Then we can blame problems on some DEI or gay.
 
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