Yet Another Example of Fascist Behavior

[Hank]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

This is fascism

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-deport-us-citizen-kids-stage-4-cancer-honduras-rcna224501

 

In the article ICE claims that the mothers made the decision to take their children with them, for whatever that's worth. One mother wrote a note saying so, she says it was written under duress. ICE also claimed the ensured Honduras could meet the medical needs of the cancer patient. It will be interesting to see how the lawsuit plays out. 

[Hank]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Calling them "riots" is dishonest. Trump will call any protest he dislikes a "riot" and Fox News will scream "RIOT!" into the airwaves nonstop until Maga believes that LA is a post-apocalyptic hellscape. When a president starts using terms like "liberating" in reference to US cities, he's a fascist and a racist. We are sprinting towards full on dictatorship. You can't "liberate" a US city from the ppl who live there even if you dislike those ppl. 

To clarify, "you" in this case does not mean Hank

I'm with you on the "liberating" .

It's safe to say we have differing views on what constitutes a riot. Let's agree to disagree on that one. 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Hank said:

In the article ICE claims that the mothers made the decision to take their children with them, for whatever that's worth. One mother wrote a note saying so, she says it was written under duress. ICE also claimed the ensured Honduras could meet the medical needs of the cancer patient. It will be interesting to see how the lawsuit plays out. 

ICE can claim whatever they want. They did not go through due process therefore ICE is lying. I wouldn't trust ICE if they wished me good morning. I keep wondering when ICE will be sent after Liberals, what will be their crime? They will be labeled un-american and be called "invaders" or some other nonsense.

[K-9]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

ICE can claim whatever they want. They did not go through due process therefore ICE is lying. I wouldn't trust ICE if they wished me good morning. I keep wondering when ICE will be sent after Liberals, what will be their crime? They will be labeled un-american and be called "invaders" or some other nonsense.

I don’t understand @Hank’s laughing response to this post. Given what we’ve seen so far, there’s no telling who this scumbag will target next. Societies who have had their democracies taken over by fascist authoritarians have always had those who pooh-pooh the mere suggestion that something like that could ever happen to them. As the old saying goes, we ignore history at our own peril. And if these aren’t perilous times, then I don’t know what is. Cue the “typical leftist overreaction” crap. 

Another thing that occurs to me is that these fascists need to foment violence in the streets as it seems to be their plan to respond by declaring martial law and having that crazy orange madman attempt to cancel elections. 

[Hank]

42 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I don’t understand @Hank’s laughing response to this post. Given what we’ve seen so far, there’s no telling who this scumbag will target next. Societies who have had their democracies taken over by fascist authoritarians have always had those who pooh-pooh the mere suggestion that something like that could ever happen to them. As the old saying goes, we ignore history at our own peril. And if these aren’t perilous times, then I don’t know what is. Cue the “typical leftist overreaction” crap. 

Another thing that occurs to me is that these fascists need to foment violence in the streets as it seems to be their plan to respond by declaring martial law and having that crazy orange madman attempt to cancel elections. 

I laugh because I find the hyperbolic fear mongering funny? I take it as seriously as the 51st state nonsense. 

[K-9]

22 minutes ago, Hank said:

I laugh because I find the hyperbolic fear mongering funny? I take it as seriously as the 51st state nonsense. 

What you take as hyperbolic fear mongering being funny, I take as a clear warning sign of where we are as an American democracy. I suspect other societies in the throes of fascist authoritarian takeovers in the past thought similar warnings were mere hyperbolic fear mongering as well. Only to be left wondering how it all happened when it was too late. 
 

[K-9]

Nope, no time honored fascist tactics here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/14/trump-data-misinformation/

[Hank]

33 minutes ago, K-9 said:

What you take as hyperbolic fear mongering being funny, I take as a clear warning sign of where we are as an American democracy. I suspect other societies in the throes of fascist authoritarian takeovers in the past thought similar warnings were mere hyperbolic fear mongering as well. Only to be left wondering how it all happened when it was too late. 
 

It's okay. I don't mind that you have different views than I, won't tell you you're wrong, and won't judge you for having them. 

[LGR4GM]

 

 

1 hour ago, Hank said:

I laugh because I find the hyperbolic fear mongering funny? I take it as seriously as the 51st state nonsense. 

Fear mongering... lol

[LGR4GM]

I don't care for Newsom but he's not wrong. 

 

[Hank]

Political posturing/grandstanding, I think the right wing eats it up. Newsome is hated by many and an easy target. I don't believe trump is vying for a third term, I think he's worried about the midterms. If the left gets the house they'll spend the next two years trying to impeach him, and there's valid reasons to do so. 

20 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

 

 

Fear mongering... lol