The Far Right is now starting to declare Civil War, but we're not taking the bait...

[AntiFascist]

and we shouldn't be surprised by this:

Trump has repeatedly identified the Left broadly as being lunatics and needing to be prosecuted for speaking out against him. Hegseth, the US Secretary of War (yes, that's his title now!), has identified Democrats as the "enemy within" who are really the primary enemies of America needing to be suppressed, while Trump sends Federal Troops to invade Democratic cities.

We need to take a step back and understand why this is happening. The oligarchs who have funded mouthpieces like Charlie Kirk and the MAGA movement and who are taking over social media, in addition to streaming and broadcast media, do not want a government that is run "by the people, for the people" because they see it as a threat to their way of life. They surely don't appreciate the Epstein investigations, and they continue to be paranoid about anyone who is socialist-leaning, like Mamdani, rising up and taking power away from their unregulated capitalists.

The wealthy oligarchs view the impoverished as useless citizens who may as well be euthanized, and unless the elderly have massive wealth they may as well die early because "we all have to die sometime." They feel that the promise of the American Dream should also die because capitalist slavery serves their purposes much better.

Does this make me sound like a raging Marxist? Well, I'm not. I believe in well-regulated capitalism and social programs for those who need an alternative. Also, please don't try to engage me in a debate about the advantages of Communism; it really is exhausting and not helping our cause at this point in time.

[Lovie777]

1. Majority of Americans are trying to survive this economy...................

and most know the GQP gaslights, make up shit, lies, cheat and steal and are bat shit crazy.

[MrWowWow]

2. HateMongers Will Not Replace Us!

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[AntiFascist]

5. The lionization and martyrdom of Kirk is particularly disastrous...

raising the ideals of white Christian Nationalists to new heights.

[KentuckyWoman]

15. If it wasn't him, it would be something else

They are going to power and money grab as hard and fast as humanly possible. Any excuse will do especially when they have every media outlet in America shoveling their false narrative. They also have SCOTUS to rubber stamp anything they want.

[Bread and Circuses]

3. I understood your position and agree with most, but I offer my thoughts.

I don’t see this as “ bait “. The republicans already know that D elected leaders are not going to spearhead a response,

It’s not bait. It is a knife at our throats.
BUT, we do NEED to respond . Not step back, but thrust forward with millions on the street to defend democracy NOW!

We need a Lech Wałęsa!!!

I agree 100% about your comments in the oligarchs.

This is our only chance to shut down the hate and lies. It may be too late because the media and corporations have already chosen sides - fascism.

Thanks,

[AntiFascist]

7. You're very welcome and I understand your point...

I'm only suggesting that we step back for a moment to understand why the wealthy far right oligarchs feel threatened and are funding all of this chaos and messaging. Fight back we must, with a deep understanding of the opponents we're fighting.

[Bread and Circuses]

10. Thanks, I don't think the Oligarchs feel threatened. Rather, they feel empowered....

The oversight and regulatory agencies have been shuttered. The republican voters approve of tax breaks for the rich, and all corporations and billionaires need to do is BRIBE the regime. They’ve got all Aces and so now they can push for complete domination and control.

The strategy works. Divide and sew hate. They get people engaged in a culture war, rather than a class war.

[multigraincracker]

4. Adam Smith in his book Wealth of Nation,

the man that wrote the book on Capitalism said markets must be regulated to prevent monopolies.
They must have skipped that page.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. under ray gun bush1 and bush jr. and now ,,,,

[misanthrope]

13. Jefferson wanted protection against monopolies written into our founding documents

They had already had a snootful from the British monopolies on colonial trade.

[Cheezoholic]

6. I won't take the bait but the fisherman better watch his ass n/t

[EarthFirst]

8. "Do no harm; take no shit..."

If this doesn’t become the party rallying cry; well then they’ve given up…

[yellow dahlia]

11. Perhaps the pieces are all finally in place,

from the perspective of the "oligarchs".

With AI, everyone else will be expendable. "They" don't need us anymore.

[Skittles]

12. they'll become more unhinged than they already are

I more and more Americans will wake up but who the fuck knows anymore

[multigraincracker]

14. Money and power....

More is never enough.