Posted by /u/Theory_of_Time

Our democracy is at immediate risk, and history is repeating itself. What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing mirrors the actions of past authoritarian regimes. It took just 53 days for Hitler to dismantle Germany’s democracy. 53 days. He used executive orders, erased marginalized groups, and silenced opposition—while too many stood by and did nothing.

Trump’s executive order erases transgender and intersex people from legal recognition—just like Hitler erased Jewish and trans people from legal records before persecution began.

Elon Musk now has access to the U.S. Treasury’s financial system—just like Putin’s oligarchs seized control of Russia’s wealth to consolidate power.

Trump is erasing vital medical information from our government and silencing opposition—just like Hitler suppressed science and banned opposing views.

Trump is dismantling government agencies, firing oversight officials, and gutting institutions like USAID and the Department of Education—just like Hitler replaced government officials with loyalists to eliminate accountability.

We are on day 15, and we are running out of time. We have to make change, or our democracy will be gone.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    We were protesting. I am just a wage slave. I’m not Congress, who would be the people to do something but they are in on it.

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        12 hours ago

        Make sure your stuff us encrypted. I estimate we have at most 2 months before it is beyond repair.

        • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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          12 hours ago

          I thought we’d have two months or maybe more to get this far.

          I’m banking on hours/ days, not weeks/ months.

          We need a guide for helping people de-google, de-big-tech, encrypt, VPN, and to secure themselves.

          • artificialfish@programming.dev
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            2 hours ago

            Here’s your guide: hit your cellphone and laptop with a hammer until it’s a fine paste. Then dump it randomly into 3-4 different trashcans. Drive a beater.

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            11 hours ago

            We honestly just need a guide for kicking Musk and his DOGE teens to the curb yesterday.

            • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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              11 hours ago

              Bruh. We were given one. It had none-stop coverage for weeks and completely dominated the news cycle.

              At the end of the day, all are flesh and bone.