Wow, that is quite the powerful article! I’m very glad you wrote it because it is something we all need to be on the lookout for. It is a very real threat that they will start going after anyone who speaks out against them. They consider anyone that disagrees with them as the enemy.
A sobering article, but one that I have been giving some thought too. It is one of my fears about SS and being cut off because I don't agree with anything they are doing. I put nothing past these people. Thanks for the warning and points to look out for and responses and actions.
Re Project Esther, I listened to an interview on CBC a couple of weeks back, with a Jewish professor at one of the Ivy League universities, who pointed out the rise in antisemitism thanks to the actions of #47, that now leaves him, and every Jewish person with a target on their back. He has quit his position there, and is coming to a university in Toronto. Until he spoke, it hadn’t twigged on me, just how malignant 🍊💩’s actions against antisemitism “ actually were!
It's just a matter of time before white citizens voicing dissent are rounded up as well. Been on my mind for a while now. I have been keenly aware that something like this could happen to anyone of us under the Trump regime.
Thank you for the list of what TO do as well. These red flags have become evident and I expect it to increase. I have some anxiety about coming back into the country this summer after a conference. Burner phone time. All of this shows me MAGA does not want democracy. Protesting I expect more control too. Shoot. Your whole list!!!
I am terrified of eventually being targeted because I know I will never comply, I will never be silent, and I will not make myself small and invisible while my neighbors and fellow citizens are being attacked and stripped of their human rights. I'm not afraid for myself today or tomorrow like thr poc, trans folks, and immigrants/refugees in my community. But I'm fully aware of the trajectory we're on and where it leads. I have an an anxiety attack at least once a day now and have for several weeks. But I'm never going to shut up.
Crackdown on Free Speech - check, Targeting Specific Groups - check, Erosion of Legal Protections - check, Centralize Power - check, Nationalism - check, Political Polarization - check, Weakening of democratic institutions - underway, Militarization of Police - underway, Surveillance and Control of Info - well underway.
People keep saying I am overreacting. Yet, I don't seem to have overacted to this regime even once. Yes, I am white. Literally so white that I can trace my ancestry to the Caucasus. Yet, that was only my Grandmother, who then immigrated to Canada. Mom immigrated to the US from Canada. During 45, I kept wondering (maybe even hoping) I would get deported to Canada. At least there, Hubby could get affordable medical care! Once I retired, we left the country (although not to Canada for a variety of reasons). Now, as an overseas American Citizen, I watch our right to vote be challenged by F47 and his Republican enablers. I am very concerned to return, despite everyone saying that my whiteness will keep me safe.
Wow, that is quite the powerful article! I’m very glad you wrote it because it is something we all need to be on the lookout for. It is a very real threat that they will start going after anyone who speaks out against them. They consider anyone that disagrees with them as the enemy.
A sobering article, but one that I have been giving some thought too. It is one of my fears about SS and being cut off because I don't agree with anything they are doing. I put nothing past these people. Thanks for the warning and points to look out for and responses and actions.
Re Project Esther, I listened to an interview on CBC a couple of weeks back, with a Jewish professor at one of the Ivy League universities, who pointed out the rise in antisemitism thanks to the actions of #47, that now leaves him, and every Jewish person with a target on their back. He has quit his position there, and is coming to a university in Toronto. Until he spoke, it hadn’t twigged on me, just how malignant 🍊💩’s actions against antisemitism “ actually were!
It's just a matter of time before white citizens voicing dissent are rounded up as well. Been on my mind for a while now. I have been keenly aware that something like this could happen to anyone of us under the Trump regime.
Thank you for the list of what TO do as well. These red flags have become evident and I expect it to increase. I have some anxiety about coming back into the country this summer after a conference. Burner phone time. All of this shows me MAGA does not want democracy. Protesting I expect more control too. Shoot. Your whole list!!!
I am terrified of eventually being targeted because I know I will never comply, I will never be silent, and I will not make myself small and invisible while my neighbors and fellow citizens are being attacked and stripped of their human rights. I'm not afraid for myself today or tomorrow like thr poc, trans folks, and immigrants/refugees in my community. But I'm fully aware of the trajectory we're on and where it leads. I have an an anxiety attack at least once a day now and have for several weeks. But I'm never going to shut up.
Crackdown on Free Speech - check, Targeting Specific Groups - check, Erosion of Legal Protections - check, Centralize Power - check, Nationalism - check, Political Polarization - check, Weakening of democratic institutions - underway, Militarization of Police - underway, Surveillance and Control of Info - well underway.
People keep saying I am overreacting. Yet, I don't seem to have overacted to this regime even once. Yes, I am white. Literally so white that I can trace my ancestry to the Caucasus. Yet, that was only my Grandmother, who then immigrated to Canada. Mom immigrated to the US from Canada. During 45, I kept wondering (maybe even hoping) I would get deported to Canada. At least there, Hubby could get affordable medical care! Once I retired, we left the country (although not to Canada for a variety of reasons). Now, as an overseas American Citizen, I watch our right to vote be challenged by F47 and his Republican enablers. I am very concerned to return, despite everyone saying that my whiteness will keep me safe.