“MAGA-in-office moves include one of the hallmarks of fascism: green-lighting freelance political violence to advance the right-wing agenda.”
by Max Elbaum, Convergence
Especially since January 6, 2021, growing numbers of people have been worrying about fascism and facing the fact that It Can Happen Here. A spate of articles about U.S. history have offered compelling evidence that in previous centuries It Has Happened Here.
We have good reason for alarm: In states where the MAGA-captured Republican Party controls the legislature and governorship, the hammer blows are steadily coming down. MAGA-in-office moves include one of the hallmarks of fascism: green-lighting freelance political violence to advance the right-wing agenda. It Is Already Happening Here.
Taking away hard-won rights via legislation has already become part of the daily routine for GOP-controlled statehouses and judicial bodies. They propagate one measure after another to limit women’s control over their bodies, strip trans people of any rights or dignity, make voting more difficult than it already is, ban books, control what’s taught in schools, and criminalize peaceful protests.
But passing repressive laws is only part of the MAGA playbook. In Republican-controlled Texas, it may still be illegal to murder someone who takes part in a Black Lives Matter protest. But even if you are tried and convicted of doing so, you can still walk away free.
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