Authoritarianism

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GASLIGHTING

Gaslighting is boldfaced lying that is used to brainwash people.  The fascists in the White House and in Congress are diabolically brilliant at Gaslighting. The fascists do not respect the American people. The fascists are telling people not to trust what they see with their own eyes. Fascists use gaslighting to control people because they are scared that a mob could rise up against them to take away their power. 

The fascists use gaslighting to make the American people go to war against each other, instead of seeing what the fascists are doing to America. Let’s compare the gaslighting tactics used by three fascist leaders: Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. 


Your Privacy: Welcome to the Fatherland!

There is something clever about fabricating fanciful drama to get a following on social media, but your privacy is a separate, more important issue. Privacy is something we are all going to have to think about. The work begun by Elon Musk and his DOGE team is rapidly moving forward to link government databases.


Understanding the Fear of the U.S. Becoming an Authoritarian State

Across the political spectrum, there are concerns and predictions that the US government could become authoritarian. A shared theme is that power will be concentrated at the top and not originate from below.