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King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss is shot dead in Texas during an argument
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this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2025
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and yet I have people telling me I'm overreacting when I say we're sleepwalking into the next holocaust in this country, only instead of Jews it will be hispanics, trans people, gay people, and autistic people made out to be subhumans to be purged.
The Nazis didn't start with gas chambers, first they had to rile the population up to hate Jews all on their own -- or to regard the disabled as "parasites". Meanwhile in the present, we have politicians calling gay and trans people "groomers" and brainworms jackass calling autistic people, essentially, hopeless.
get ready, this sort of thing is only going to get more common. And if it doesn't happen quickly enough, it's entirely likely the ~~brownshirts~~ MAGAts will "help it along".
Pretty sure it started with trans and gay folks last time too.
There is a powerful key difference nowadays, two if you broke it down into its component parts:
Information is much, MUCH easier to come by and because of that while hate and intolerance continues to be widespread you also see a larger number of at least partially informed people on average.
Hitler got most of Germany to at least openly state they were on his side in some form. The U.S. is a rather large country and hugely diverse and growing more sharply outspoken by people who were once quiet, on both sides.
I also know that Trump doesn't have the charisma of Hitler and we are not a Nation still reeling from the economic effects of a World War.
However, that is not to say this won't get worse. It just won't be a blanket with pockets of resistance. More likely entire States will stand, as many already are. I just hope we the people decide to unite and do what we must before it gets worse.
For your first point, I'd say while there is more information there's also much more disinformation. I'm not sure which is winning, but I think it might not be the one we want.
If Trump isn't the States' Hitler then he's the dress rehearsal.
We're reeling a little from the effects of the tariffs. I suspect they are doing it on purpose. Make everyone desperate so they can't afford to take of each other, hoping they'll split
You need to learn to learn to utilize and love your 2nd amendment rights if you are a potential target.
Especially in a place where there are stand your ground laws or castle doctrines
There's plenty of MAGA that would love the chance to murder people.
This is horrific but now extraordinary. People, not just in Texas live in a constant state of anger and fear and snap at the slightest excuse.
Normal people killed by these assholes are not going to survive and take back their rights by being the bigger person, or having a discourse, or the truth. We are pass that. Get guns. Lots of them and learn to use them.
If this hating neighbor knew the couple had a Mosberg Shockwave behind the door he would have acted right. These fucking bullies are beyond reasoning. Stand up to them.
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