(S+) U.S. Historian Robert Kagan: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"
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The Cold War? Child's play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

The Cold War? Child’s play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

  • D_C@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    4 hours ago

    First they came for the ‘illegals’, but I did not do anything as I wasn’t an illegal.
    Then they came for the trans, but I did not speak up for I wasn’t trans.
    Then they came for etc etc etc.

    Waiting for dictators to do the right thing is never ever a good idea.

    • lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      3·
      46 minutes ago

      first they came for the immigrants, and i’m freaking out because i’m trans and i’m worried we’ll be next, but everyone’s telling me to calm down. wonder what they’ll say to me when they come for the trans.

      • D_C@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        13 minutes ago

        They’ll say, “Where’s lolola gone? …Oh, ohh, ohhhhhh. Oh well, never mind, I’m not trans. I’m just gay, they’ll never come for me.”
        {Flashing lights outside. Knock on the door}
        “Whoever could that be?..oh, hello officer, how can I help yo…why are you handcuffing me? Help! Help! No one could ever have seen this coming!!”