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When newspapers print lies and work with pollsters to intentionally mislead the public in a wild power play to throw an election —and everybody knows it—and no one is held accountable for it, this is a huge step toward totalitarian control of a country.

This period in American history will be remembered as our last chance to destroy the power structure and take back our country.

People will wonder why we did nothing to stop our government.

When news anchors — with a straight face—tell Bernie Sanders that Joe Biden is the the most progressive candidate in the race on camera to affect an election

There is a new fascism happening on the ground that is coming from the left.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I was wrong.

I watched a much shorter clip framed by a misleading intro.

But what is this "new fascism" coming from the left? That's the point I wished to see clarified.

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When newspapers print lies and work with pollsters to intentionally mislead the public in a wild power play to throw an election —and everybody knows it—and no one is held accountable for it, this is a huge step toward totalitarian control of a country.

The rash of new polls showing Biden substantially over Bernie polls a sample that is 2/3 comprised of people over 50, which is expected to lean Biden. This method is designed to make it appear that Biden is the overwhelming choice—when he is not.
I think I know what you're talking about, but I believe the consequences you see are somewhat exaggerated. Opinion polls, no matter how skewed, are very different from the crooked plebiscites often seen in real totalitarian countries.

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This period in American history will be remembered as our last chance to destroy the power structure and take back our country.

You don’t wake up one day in a tightly controlled society. I’d think a fan of incrementalism would appreciate the truth in that. Jews were put off their bikes before kristallnacht...
It's a worldwide phenomenon, and not restricted to the USA by any means. I think it's as much an anthropological problem as a political one.
So, please hush talk of what’s happening in the US because it’s happening all over the world?
Simply "destroying the power structure" seems short-sighted as a goal. That's a recipe for anarchy and the probable emergence of a new power structure which is no better than the corporate controlled oligarchy we see today.

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People will wonder why we did nothing to stop our government.
Destroying the oligarchic control means overturning Citizens United, returning to Glass-Steagall, enforcing stronger campaign finance laws—closing all the greedy, corrupt loopholes opened by crooks in DC.

People elected Trump, didn't they? His administration has done a lot to "stop the government" — stopped collecting the revenue necessary to reduce the staggering deficit, stopped supporting political democracy in Europe, stopped any effort to fix the problems in the ACA, stopped the government from ordering industries to curb pollution, stopped any effort to reign in carbon emissions, stopped the government from recognizing long held positions on people seeking asylum, stopped promoting gender equality. Personally, I feel that "stopping the government" is not a particularly constructive tactic — if anything, responsible government needs a shot in the arm, not in the head.
The election of trump was a crazed repudiation of the status quo.
The election of Bernie Sanders will be a precise attempt to return normalcy to US government and deliver an FDR-styled salvation to those who’ve been nearly destroyed by rampant government corruption.

People elected Trump, didn't they? His administration has done a lot to "stop the government" — stopped collecting the revenue necessary to reduce the staggering deficit, stopped supporting political democracy in Europe, stopped any effort to fix the problems in the ACA, stopped the government from ordering industries to curb pollution, stopped any effort to reign in carbon emissions, stopped the government from recognizing long held positions on people seeking asylum, stopped promoting gender equality. Personally, I feel that "stopping the government" is not a particularly constructive tactic — if anything, responsible government needs a shot in the arm, not in the head.

Trump backers applaud Warren in heart of MAGA country
KERMIT, W. Va. — It was a startling spectacle in the heart of Trump country: At least a dozen supporters of the president — some wearing MAGA stickers — nodding their heads, at times even clapping, for liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren.

The sighting alone of a Democratic presidential candidate in this town of fewer than 400 people — in a county where more than four in five voters cast their ballot for Trump in 2016 — was unusual. Warren’s team was apprehensive about how she’d be received.

... or the valid fear that sexism remains a serious problem in American culture.

Lash DID NOT write what you attributed to her in that post.

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... or the valid fear that sexism remains a serious problem in American culture.

Which will still get you accused of sexism.

I had a similar fear about Obama — half-African with a weird name — but the electorate was able to look past that and discern qualities which earned him their support. I suspect it would be the same with any of the women running. When it's not the generic "woman candidate" but a specific individual with a good record, some rhetorical ability, and most importantly, a constructive program I think even some white men could provide support.

Pelosi’s Holy Imam Compared Jews to Nazis and Homosexuality to Bestiality