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Why is the US sleeping as autocracy approaches? | Jay Inslee (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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Those who believe that this call to action is an overstatement of the threat understand neither the nature of the tyrant-in-chief nor the slow but inexorable nature of how democracies are lost. I witnessed Trump’s cruelty and lack of empathy as I dealt with him during the Covid pandemic, as he willfully withheld help and then consciously spread misinformation that caused so many needless deaths. Anyone who saw this up close would make the call for resistance I am making today. How can anyone not understand that the refusal to follow the law on January 6 continues in full force today? Why would it stop unless it is made to stop?

Interesting to see how more American politicians are choosing to publish in The Guardian. And by "interesting," I mean "pretty damn alarming."

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

Past civilizations show us rebuilding generally takes centuries (Germany did not suffer complete collapse in the '40s -- think more Rome, Egypt and China), and they didn't have power grids and datacenters to worry about. Whatever descendants remain will be trying to do this in the hottest climate humans have experienced, which complicates matters.

I'm not seeing anything reputable that suggests we aren't on track for at least 3.5C above preindustrial, given feedback loops we're already seeing. The horses are out, and we're arguing about the finer engineering points of barn doors.