Post AwznTvuLQ0ZP9JadiC by Susan60@aus.social
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(DIR) Post #AwznTrc7Npc7pd21kO by fatsam@mstdn.social
2025-08-09T00:44:49Z
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Economic policies and racism are only mildly correlated, historically.Southern conservatives used to be pretty comfortable with the idea of redistributive policies. That was before black people had a chance to get some of it though.
(DIR) Post #AwznTssSgYHVkbgarQ by fatsam@mstdn.social
2025-08-09T00:44:59Z
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Go back 70 odd years and the Democratic Party, which was strong in the South, was racist and in favor of redistributive policies.The Republican Party in the same time frame was mostly pro-civil rights, mostly northern, and mostly pro-business.Watching the worst parts of both parties coalesce into the modern Republican Party has been interesting.
(DIR) Post #AwznTu1MQwzhIUrDN2 by Susan60@aus.social
2025-08-09T01:35:51Z
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@fatsam To say the least. Watching from Australia, it has been mind boggling.
(DIR) Post #AwznTvAy8iH2saMOzA by VulcanTourist@autistics.life
2025-08-09T01:54:07Z
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@Susan60 @fatsam Hey, Down Under has had its own Mini-Me right-wing drama to watch. I've been watching it with dismay from afar myself since the time of John Howard. Remember him?Say, whatever happened to that grand socialistic plan for the Australian people to buy back ownership of the physical network? Didn't go as planned, did it?
(DIR) Post #AwznTvuLQ0ZP9JadiC by Susan60@aus.social
2025-08-09T02:41:55Z
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@VulcanTourist @fatsam Oh we have! Howard set the scene for even worse shenanigans under Abbott & Morrison. (Both bigger in stature than Howard.) Turnbull tried to stop to rightwards lurch, but didn’t have the numbers. (Or the spine?) The difference here is that their party is losing support and currently looks unelectable. The main coalition party (the “Liberal” party) only has two metropolitan members in the national parliament. This isn’t good. We need a strong opposition party to push back on government, at all times, regardless of who is in power. I think our compulsory voting, preferential voting system & independent election authority (which draws electoral boundaries, runs elections etc) mean that extremist parties simply can’t do more than be an irritant. It does also mean that left wing parties can feel a need to be more centrist than left, making things like significant taxation reform, housing policies etc difficult. This is even more evident now that the other major party has skewed further right. And while the focus on individual politicians & personalities has grown over the years, not having a president or even electing our prime minister, (that is done by the party that wins government), policy & ideology are discussed & evaluated more. “Charisma” & showmanship aren’t as important, although they’re not insignificant. I’m not sure what network you’re referencing. Public utilities were largely privatised at a state & federal level in the 90s, ostensibly to increase efficiency & reduce costs to the consumer. That hasn’t gone well. I’d love to see power & water come back into public ownership & control, & think it would allow much faster & better coordinated moves towards renewable energy. And our telephone system is a minefield.
(DIR) Post #AwznTwj2NX7TgXJ7j6 by fatsam@mstdn.social
2025-08-09T05:41:34Z
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@Susan60 @VulcanTourist "I think our compulsory voting, preferential voting system & independent election authority" ...I wouldn't bet against twenty or thirty billion dumped into your election system by hostile forces. "It can't happen here" is almost always false where fascists are concerned. Any shred of power they get will be used to subvert, and the billionaires backing them are patient.
(DIR) Post #AwznTxYRIQEiFxMAqW by cy@fedicy.us.to
2025-08-09T06:56:37Z
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Yeah, stop the wealthy uh, everywhere, or you'll get either subverted, or colonized. That's how they became so wealthy. Well that and our stupidity buying into a global economy, which is the only way wealth like that can exist.Fortunately, anti-fascists will also use any shred of power they get to subvert the fascists. They don't get backed by the wealthy though.CC: @Susan60@aus.social @VulcanTourist@autistics.life
(DIR) Post #AwznTyPy5P3QvyOvHU by VulcanTourist@autistics.life
2025-08-09T07:02:49Z
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@cy @fatsam @Susan60 Anti-fascists won't lie, cheat, steal, or break or subvert the law to achieve their goal. That is why it's so easy for them to lose ground until conditions become extreme and obvious, because they won't "fight dirty".Fascists and even conservatives have, can, and do.
(DIR) Post #AwznTz3Jj6Wuu0oLc8 by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2025-08-09T14:15:51.836894Z
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@VulcanTourist @Susan60 @fatsam @cy >Anti-fascists won't lie, cheat, steal, or break or subvert the law to achieve their goal.lollmaoExcept for all the times they do
(DIR) Post #AwznZRqc5unPemTUNU by lancer@mugicha.club
2025-08-09T14:17:28.772045Z
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That's literally all antifascists do
(DIR) Post #AwznqAKCUs2IEYHkKO by mischievoustomato@tsundere.love
2025-08-09T14:20:28.361998Z
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@lancer @Susan60 @VulcanTourist @cy @fatsam considering that normal stuff gets branded as "fascistic"