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California Governor Gavin Newsom should be charged criminally for describing Stephen Miller as a "fascist," according to a Republican lawmaker.

On Friday, Newsom's press office posted this on X: "STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!" MAGA accused Newsom of "trying to get Miller killed" with the simple comment on social media. Miller is currently the White House deputy chief of staff under Trump.

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[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 166 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Arresting someone for calling a fascist a fascist is pretty fascist.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

Arresting someone for calling ~~a fascist~~ anyone a fascist is pretty fascist.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ADL actually have a list of symbols of hate, Anti-Antifa is one of them. So irony.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 11 points 21 hours ago

It's a shame the ADL threw away all of their credibility

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 29 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (4 children)

I hate being in this timeline where Newsom is the Democratic front-runner. The guy is such a opportunistic slimeball.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Didn't we have this same conversation about Biden and so people didn't vote for Biden?

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 16 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but you have to weigh that against the other guy, who is straight up a fascist dictator narcissist convicted felon child abusing/rapist piece of sub-human shit.

Next to someone like that, even Newsom looks like a shining star.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

I'm so fucking tired of hoping for the lesser of two evils

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

That is exactly what politics is: the least bad worst thing. It always has been and always will be.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

Awesome, then you by default will be supporting the greater of two evils. Great choice.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

The problem is that the only way I can see to set up a system that will give the pick of the lesser vs greater good is to set up a system in which anyone who desires power has absolutely no channels to access said power. Basically you can only be president if you don't want to be president. This would cause all sorts of other issues such as rapid chains of abdication.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

It was always going to be an opportunistic slime ball. We were never going to go immediately from Trump directly to a Democratic Socialist. Anybody who thinks that possible is delusional.

We just need to steer the ship some and solidify the rules in government.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Yeah....not like those other politicians.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 41 points 23 hours ago
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Look, Steven clearly isn't a fascist, he just talks like a fascist, and acts like a fascist, and does fascist things!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Whoa...good thing we didn't step in it.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Yup, just dived headfirst into the cesspool

[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Nazis: "Don't call me a nazi, or I'll harass, imprison, deport, or murder you in one of my many death camps!"

[–] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That kind of honesty would be refreshing

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

At the rate they're going it'll probably be their party platform for the midterms next year

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 19 hours ago

So about that first amendment

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

When the GOP has a felon leader they project furiously.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I like how he shows a definition of “international terrorism” and highlighted the part of the definition that says “appears to be intentional” as though that alone constitutes international terrorism.

[–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 23 hours ago

3 months ago Gavin called temu goebbels a fascist cuck (which he is). Evidently calling him just a fascist is over the line though.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 23 hours ago

I think they were hoping for a libel suit instead, so we could all watch Miller try to prove that he’s not a fascist.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Oh I'd love to see that dead eyed weirdo try and prove he isnt fascist in a court

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Derrick, the guy calling for his arrest is literally calling an ex FBI member communist. You couldn't make it up. Genuinely shameless hypocrisy.