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Rick Perlstein
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"O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet..."
The word "fascist" clears up most confusion.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Also, though, it erects a barrier to entry for those without access to or inclination towards philosophy. You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
He means "government."
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Centrists" are the most ideologically blinded people in our politics, besides right-wingers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
He's a fascist. Any given position is a provisional tool toward the end of maximimal domination.
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
He's in a very high stakes chess game.
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I disagree that he's not standing up. It was a mistake to deploy state police to Broadview, but an understandable one: an attempt, thus far successful, to keep out the literal military. Everything else, he has shown valor and commitment.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"People out there everywhere trying up stop them." Very close to miltary skirmishes, with weapons only on one side.
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Very chaotic. No chain of command."

She was maced three times in the face INSIDE THE CAR.

Then, no arrests. No paperwork. No medical attention; then, after a few hours, released. Just thugs wilding out.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Uncanny as ever.
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In the book I depict G, offered a sip, spitting it out, crying, "This tastes like piss. I wouldn't drink it with gin."
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Email me! Nixonland@gmail.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Important to keep track of these guys! Not helpful to dismiss them as crazy, even when they are. It helps them build power.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM